Read: John 17:14-23
Key verse: “I’m not asking you to take them out of the world but to keep them safe from the evil one.” John 17:15 (NLT)
Use your highlighter to highlight today’s key verse in your Bible.
Pray this Prayer:
Thank You, Jesus for praying for me. Thank You for asking our Father to keep me safe from the evil one. Teach me about this “evil one” so that I can be onto him and know how to defeat him.
Amen.
Key verse: “I’m not asking you to take them out of the world but to keep them safe from the evil one.” John 17:15 (NLT)
Use your highlighter to highlight today’s key verse in your Bible.
Pray this Prayer:
Thank You, Jesus for praying for me. Thank You for asking our Father to keep me safe from the evil one. Teach me about this “evil one” so that I can be onto him and know how to defeat him.
Amen.
DAY 13
Jesus prayed for us when He prayed that night with His disciples. He prayed for us to be safe because he knew we had an adversary.
Who is this enemy of ours? He’s the devil. You’ve probably already got a picture of him in your mind. How would you introduce someone to the devil?
A quick introduction is this. The devil is a rebellious and fallen angel who is an adversary to God.
He was created by God as an angel. Angels are spiritual beings who serve God like an army. They are fierce and mighty warriors of heaven. They act in response to God’s commands.
Apparently, they have free will because Lucifer incited a rebellion of a third of heaven’s angelic hosts when he set out to take God’s throne. He was soundly defeated, and he and his army were cast out of heaven.
Once Lucifer left heaven his name changed to Satan as he was fully corrupted and became the total opposite of what he originally was. You can read about this is Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah 14.
The devil’s goal is to profane the Name of the Lord. He wants to cloud people’s understanding of God and keep them separated from His love.
Turn to John 8:44 and highlight this verse. What does this verse tell you about the devil?
Turn to John 10:10 and highlight this verse.
What does the devil come to do?
The devil is real. Ironically one of his most successful strategies in the world today is to get people to simply reject the notion that he even exists.
If I were outnumbered and outranked, I’d work under a shadow of deception like this as well.
Along the way you will learn much more about what we call spiritual warfare. For now, simply know this:
You have an enemy who will lie, cheat and steal.
Jesus prayed that you would be protected from the devil by his Word.
God is far superior to the devil, and He has already defeated him!
Jesus prayed for us when He prayed that night with His disciples. He prayed for us to be safe because he knew we had an adversary.
Who is this enemy of ours? He’s the devil. You’ve probably already got a picture of him in your mind. How would you introduce someone to the devil?
A quick introduction is this. The devil is a rebellious and fallen angel who is an adversary to God.
He was created by God as an angel. Angels are spiritual beings who serve God like an army. They are fierce and mighty warriors of heaven. They act in response to God’s commands.
Apparently, they have free will because Lucifer incited a rebellion of a third of heaven’s angelic hosts when he set out to take God’s throne. He was soundly defeated, and he and his army were cast out of heaven.
Once Lucifer left heaven his name changed to Satan as he was fully corrupted and became the total opposite of what he originally was. You can read about this is Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah 14.
The devil’s goal is to profane the Name of the Lord. He wants to cloud people’s understanding of God and keep them separated from His love.
Turn to John 8:44 and highlight this verse. What does this verse tell you about the devil?
Turn to John 10:10 and highlight this verse.
What does the devil come to do?
The devil is real. Ironically one of his most successful strategies in the world today is to get people to simply reject the notion that he even exists.
If I were outnumbered and outranked, I’d work under a shadow of deception like this as well.
Along the way you will learn much more about what we call spiritual warfare. For now, simply know this:
You have an enemy who will lie, cheat and steal.
Jesus prayed that you would be protected from the devil by his Word.
God is far superior to the devil, and He has already defeated him!
PRAY THIS PRAYER:
Father, thank You for letting me know about the devil. I can see evidence of his wickedness all around. I am committed to picking up my weapons and joining the battle against his evil schemes. Teach me how to be a force to be reckoned with.
Be still and listen.
Record anything you hear God saying to you.
Father, thank You for letting me know about the devil. I can see evidence of his wickedness all around. I am committed to picking up my weapons and joining the battle against his evil schemes. Teach me how to be a force to be reckoned with.
Be still and listen.
Record anything you hear God saying to you.