Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living ©
Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: `Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.' "
(Matthew 4:10 (NIV))
Do you have enough faith to turn Satan away?
How many times each and every day do we encounter Satan in one of his many deceptions? All too often these deceptions look very appealing and we do not recognize them for what they truly are.
Living in the world requires that we walk by faith. We must learn to discern God's still, small voice and seek that voice for guidance in all that we do. It is when we become arrogant and think that we can do anything on our own that we fail to recognize the subtle attacks of the enemy. It is exactly at these times that we fail, yet it is exactly at these times when we need to rely upon God the most.
Satan attacks us when he thinks that he can plant a small little sin that will take root and grow into the vilest of weeds. When the seed is planted, it looks innocent enough, yet, it soon takes root and becomes something that we do not want in our lives. These seeds get planted when we look to the things of this world. Money, power, authority, possessions, and lust can make us take our eyes off of Jesus and when we do, Satan plants something in our lives to entice us to keep looking away. It takes faith to keep focused on Jesus and to turn Satan away from his plan.
I know that it is impossible to stay focused on Jesus as we should, after all, we are sinful humans. However, faith also allows u-turns. We can repent of our sins and pray for guidance in all that we do.
No one is perfect!
Even Paul felt the urge to do what he knew that he shouldn't do. Yet, he knew without any doubt that he was forgiven by grace. This takes faith. This is the type of faith that we can use to turn Satan away. It is a faith that keeps us steadfast one day at a time.
How is your faith today?
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