THE STORY OF JESUS: Luke 11:14-23
“When someone stronger attacks and overpowers him…” (Luke 11:22)
Behind all the mess and misery in this world is that lying jerk Satan.
He uses his whispers of doubt, distraction, deception and discouragment.
His goal is to turn us away from God, and from living God’s Way.
He slips into our head, and before we know it we’re off the rails.
Satan tried to use these same tactics on Jesus, but failed.
Jesus is that “someone stronger” that overpowers the deciever.
He stayed true to God, and to us, even though we were slaves to Satan.
He has beaten and disarmed Satan; we are restored as God’s children.
This doesn’t mean Satan can’t get us anymore; he is still a deceiver.
But if we focus on the stronger man, we will be strengthened in Him.
Our problem is we do not resist Satan’s whispers in our head.
We repeat deceptive thoughts, we feed destructive desires, and we slip.
We have to firmly renounce the lies, and firmly declare the truth.
We must stand WITH Jesus, if we want to stand against Satan.
What do you sense the Lord saying to you?
PRAYER
Lord, make me bold against Satan’s lies through my confidence in You. Help me to say ‘Get behind me Satan!’ so that I can keep You in front of me!