The
Enemy
Jesus
defeated Satan in
Gethsemane on the cross, not by directly confronting the devil, but by
fulfilling the destiny to which He had been called. The greatest battle that
was ever won was accomplished by the apparent death of the victor, without even
a word of rebuke to His adversary!
Francis Frangipane
Satan's
greatest success is in making people think they have plenty of time before they
die to consider their eternal welfare. John
Owen
Sometimes sin is easy isn’t it. The problem with Satan is that often we don’t
even realize he is there and has a hold on us.
Have you noticed that the closer you get to God the more you are tempted
to sin? Satan doesn’t worry as much
about those of us who are already in the middle of sin. Satan is more concerned with those of us who
are striving to be more like Jesus.
The
more you try to lead the life that God calls us to live, the more Satan will
try to tempt us away. I have noticed in
recent years that the closer I get to God more trials cross my path. It is a struggle every day and it would be so
easy to throw up my hands and say I quit.
The thing is my parents didn’t raise a quitter. So every day I fight
what Satan tries to throw in my path.
When Jesus in human form went into the
wilderness he was tempted by Satan. If
the Son of God was tempted during His time on earth, why then should we be any
different. God wants us to love Him
freely. If He wanted to He could make us
love Him.
As I was writing this devotional, I was
trying to get into Bible Gateway where I look up verses. Every time I tried to look something up on the
website it got hung up. The thing is I
tried getting into other sites and had no trouble. It was only Bible Gateway that would’nt
open. The icon would spin and spin but
never bring up the verse.
One thing I try to remember on a daily basis
is that Satan is roaming the earth trying to find someone to devour. I don’t want to be that someone. If I understand that God allows everything
for my good, then I will understand that I will be tempted over and over again
by Satan. The key to understanding is
that if we look to God instead of at our trouble we will get through whatever
Satan places in our path. Satan can’t
defeat us when we have God on our side.
Prayer for the Day:
Heavenly Father, there are so many times when I am tempted to give up or
quit. That is exactly what Satan wants
me to do. Thank you for giving me the
strength to withstand everything Satan throws at me. If I keep my eye and heart on You, Satan will
not win this battle.
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