"Never Accept Spiritual Defeat" - Time with God - Jan. 8, 2010
Friday 8th January
Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world. After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.
Never accept spiritual defeat in your life!
It is in the spiritual battle that you have an opportunity to take major steps forward in your spiritual life. The devil will attack you, yes. "But resist him!" As you do battle with him, look what God will do for you. He will "perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you."
Martin Luther once said, "Wherever the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved."
Whenever you sense that you are being attacked spiritually, remember that it is part of a much bigger spiritual battle that is being fought throughout the world for the glory of God. Do not accept defeat as inevitable, no matter how many times you have lost that battle before.
The Lord is assuring you today that He will enter into that battle as you make godly choices.
For more from John North and Ambassadors for Christ International, please click here.
