FAITH CAPSULE: Take a stand against the god of this age daily by engaging the word of God.
John 10:1-30
At the time Jesus predicted His death on the cross, He also mentioned about the ruler of this world stating, “Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.” (John 12:31-32) Every believer should know that the ruler of this world is the devil. His mission is to subterfuge the minds of men, to trick them and keep them from getting to their expected end.
2 Corinthians talked about the gospel (Word of God) as a weapon which can be used to a believer’s advantage in helping believer to escape from the god of this age, 2 Corinthians 4:4 stated, “whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.” The god of this age is the giant man will meet on the way to the expected end of the journey of life. He will proceed to carry out his mission by stealing, killing and destroying. If one is observant, he will see that the journey is hindered by at least one of three of the enemies’ tactics. Every failure of a believer is caused by being a victim of a thief who steals, kills and/or destroys. John 10:10 specifically describes him as the thief who has come to steal, and to kill and to destroy everyone who sets out for the journey to the expected end.
Knowing what the journey looks like and who lies in wait for every man along the way, makes it absolutely important for every believer to take a stand against the god of this daily by engaging the word of God on a regular basis. Jesus did not come just to give life. He came to give it more abundantly. Having life more abundantly is what will bring a believer through victoriously. Jesus means what He says. He was there before time and He is ahead of time. A believer who wants to journey through victoriously on a daily basis must receive Him who has come. It is one thing for Jesus to have made Himself available by His coming; it is another for a believer to receive Him. In your confession of belief have you received Him? Are you embracing Him daily? There will be a discernible difference in the life of the believer if he spends time in the Word and in prayer before taking his daily walk in this world of spiritual wickedness.
Prayer for today: Ask for His mercy to be your garment in the face of wicked ruler of the world.