“Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.” James 4:8
You will get tired when competing in a game. When a competition starts, you will be full of energy and excitement. But as time goes on, you’ll begin to lose your strength and speed because you’ve been battling with your opponent. Often, most games are won in the last few minutes. The team that is able to fight with all their strength and might until the end of the game will likely win.
In your fight with your enemy Satan, you will grow weary. Thankfully, in this battle we don’t go about it in our own strength. God is at work in and for us.
As a Christian soldier at war with Satan, you need learn how to “be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might” (Eph. 6:10). For us to be strong, God must strengthen us. This is accomplished in Christ.
If we try to “be strong” in our own strength, we fall victim to the devil’s tactic of pride. But since we can be strengthened “in the Lord,” we can have both humility and victory.
Life is a war against a spiritual enemy we cannot see. We can’t win on our own, but the God who sees all gives us courage, perseverance, and wisdom to win an otherwise unwinnable war in Christ.
Do you feel weary today from life’s battles? Rest in Christ. The victory is assured.
Read
- What are the practical ways in which God helps you against the devil?
- When you sense you’re “under attack,” how can you attack the problem with the strength of God?
- How are your “attacking” skills? In what ways do you want to train yourself more?
Prayer
Thank Jesus that he has been victorious over Satan and that in him you are strengthened to fight the fight against him. Express your trust in his strength to fight this battle.
This devotion is adapted from the Who Do You Think You Are? Study Guides with Daily Devotions resource.
