Trust in the Lord 

   “But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.” (2 Thes 3: 3) 

   There is no question that we are under spiritual attack.  Satan and his followers are working very hard to draw us away from God and into their vile clutches.  On our own, we will fall to their ways.  But we are not on our own.

   In all our trials and temptations we have resources available to us to battle against evil.  We can call on the name of the Lord and He will answer.  Just the mention of Jesus’ name is enough to repel the evil one.  Though he may be stronger than I am, he can never match the strength of my Lord.

   “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, on your own intelligence do not rely; in all your ways be mindful of him, and he will make straight your paths.” (Proverbs 3: 5 – 6).  Scripture reminds us in so many places that our efforts alone will not win the battle against evil.  Only through faith and trust in the Lord can we be successful.

   If we are to defeat Satan and save our eternal soul we must turn to the Lord.  Not for a moment, not just for today, not just in times of temptations, but always.  We can never place our hopes in ourselves, but only in the Lord. 

Danger is all around me.

Sin is everywhere I look.

Give me the strength to resist.

The strength to say no to evil. 

Amen