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The Daily Word of Righteousness
The Warrior's Prayer, #17
Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them (verse fourteen).
We know the devil shoots fiery arrows at the saints. But the Lord has some arrows of His own.
We cannot see the enemy's pain. We gain some insight into his suffering from the terror of the demons when Jesus drew near. They were afraid Christ would torment them.
And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? (Matthew 8:29)
If we could see what our prayers against the enemy actually are accomplishing we probably would spend more time on our knees. We are aware of our own anguish. What we do not realize is that when a righteous person calls out to God for deliverance, God afflicts the demons! God attacks His (and our) enemies with His lightnings. He causes them to suffer pain until they withdraw from the field of battle.
Satan is not afraid of the activities of the Christian churches. Our hymn-singing, our building programs, even our teachings in many instances, are little more than an annoyance to him. In fact, Antichrist will subsidize the Christian churches of Laodicea. When the churches are being aided by the government the members will slumber on, trusting in their material wealth.
However, there are Persons whom Satan fears with mortal terror. He fears the Father. He fears the Son. He fears the Holy Spirit.
Our church activities cause little concern to the forces of Hell. But when one Christian warrior begins to call on the Lord, Hell is terrified.
In the day that the Church of Christ understands it can do nothing of itself but must trust in the wisdom and power of Christ for everything—in that same day Satan has been overthrown.
But given the prevailing sin and self-seeking of the believers in Christ, it appears the hour of dependence on Christ will not come until tribulation, persecution, and lawlessness attain such frightful levels that well-intentioned religious man no longer is able to use the things of Christ to his own advantage.
That hour of pressure is coming upon us even now, along with an outpouring of God's Glory of unprecedented proportions. Both the north and the south winds are beginning to blow on the Lord's garden. The result will be a bride, beautiful in holiness, who trusts completely in her Lord and is sternly obedient to Him.
To be continued.