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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Satan's Goal
This man lived in the burial caves. No person could tie him.
Even chains could not keep this man tied. Many times people
had used chains to tie the man's hands and feet. But the man
broke the chains on his hands and feet. No person was strong
enough to control him. Day and night the man walked around
the burial caves and on the hills. The man would scream and
cut himself with rocks.
-- Mark 5:3-5 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
So often the power and influence of the Devil is minimized. To believe
in a real being behind evil is ridiculed in many circles. Yet Scripture
assumes a belief in a real "evil one" that stands behind real evil.
What we are able to witness in Mark 5 with this man possessed by demons
is the goal of the work of the Devil in human lives. He longs to
isolate, degrade, and torture those whom he controls. His power is
unrelentingly strong, yet he uses his strength to hold people in fear
because of death. Ultimately, when the evil one gains a foothold in our
lives, he leads us to self-destructive behavior. Don't minimize the
Devil's power or presence. Instead, center your life on Jesus, the one
who conquered the evil one's power and broke his death-grip on us.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Father, forgive me if I have ever minimized evil and the Devil's power
exerted through it. Thank you for sending Jesus to destroy the Devil's
hold on my life. Give me strength to resist his attacks and give me
strength to overcome his influence in my life. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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