THE DANGER OF VICTORY
The thief's purpose is to steal and
kill and destroy. My purpose is to give life in all its fullness. John 10:10
The
period when we are most vulnerable is our moments of triumph. The greatest
challenges and temptations of the Christian life come, often, after great
victories. It is after we have experienced some great blessing in our life,
after God works in a powerful way, the devil comes to challenge it.
Think
about it. After God had powerfully worked through Elijah on Mount Carmel, the
prophet became so discouraged that he wanted to die. After Jesus was
transfigured, He came down from the mountain to find a demon-possessed person
waiting for them. After Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River and the Holy
Spirit came upon Him in the form of a dove and God said, “This is my beloved
Son, and I am fully pleased with him”, then He was led into the wilderness to
be tempted by the devil. After the dove came the devil. The devil will always
be there to challenge whatever God has done. It may come after church, after an
All Night prayer service, after God has blessed you and spoken to you. That is
when he comes to tempt and tries to take your blessing from you.
You
wonder how that could happen. But that is just the devil's way. He wants to
make your life miserable. Most importantly, he wants to steal anything that God
has done in your life. The devil is watching us and he's looking for
vulnerabilities. That is why we need to watch and pray. When we think we stand
is when we need to be careful because that is when we are likely to fall. And
that is why we need to brace ourselves. The more you step out to be used by the
Lord, the more you can expect opposition from the devil.
Prayer: Pray for divine protection and
preservation against all the schemes of the Enemy.
Scriptural Reading: John 10:7-21
