Romans 8:31-39, Psalm 109:21-22, 26-27, 30-31, Luke 13:31-35
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"HOLD YOUR GROUND" (Eph 6:13)
"Certain Pharisees came to Him. 'Go on Your way!' they said. 'Leave this
place!' " —Luke 13:31
When it comes to spiritual warfare, there is truth in the axiom: "Give him
(Satan) an inch and he'll take a mile." Because God protects His servants
when He sets them in their place, Satan can't budge us when we occupy the
position God has for us. Therefore, Satan tempts us to move, to "leave
this place" (Lk 13:31). If he can manipulate us into stepping out of God's
position for us, then Satan will soon shove us as far away from God as he
can.
Notice that Jesus was specifically tempted to "go" out of position and
"leave this place." The Pharisees told Jesus that Herod was trying to kill
Him (Lk 13:31). Jesus knew that, in His God-given position, no harm would
come to Him until His hour had come. In addition, Satan tempted Jesus to
fear death by Herod. It turned out that Jesus had nothing to fear from
Herod, for when Herod had a golden opportunity to actually kill Jesus, he
didn't kill Him or even harm Him (see Lk 23:7-12). How often is that true
with us? How much energy do we waste on fears and threats which never come
to pass? Notice Jesus' answer to the Pharisees: "I must proceed on course"
(Lk 13:33). Jesus didn't budge an inch.
Ask God if you are in the place He wants you to be. If not, follow His
directions to get into that place very soon. Then "hold your ground" (Eph
6:13). "Stand fast" (Eph 6:14). "Stand firm" (Eph 6:11). "Fear not! Stand
your ground, and you will see the victory the Lord will win for you...The
Lord Himself will fight for you; you have only to keep still" (Ex
14:13-14).
Prayer: Father, I will put on Your armor so as "to stand firm against the
tactics of the devil" (Eph 6:11).
Promise: "If God is for us, who can be against us?" —Rm 8:31
Praise: Trusting in the Lord, Sarah ventured into new ground out of her
comfort zone and saw the glory of God.
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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