Today's promise: God will guard you from
the evil one
How can I defend myself
against Satan's attacks?
Be strong with the
Lord's mighty power. Put on all of God's armor so that you will be to stand
firm against all the strategies and tricks of the Devil. For we are not
fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against the evil rulers
and authorities of the unseen world, against those mighty powers of darkness who
rule this world, and against wicked spirits in the heavenly realms.
Ephesians 6:10-12 NLT
Tricking Houdini
During his life, Harry
Houdini had a standing challenge that he could escape from any jail cell within
an hour. A small town in the British Isles had just constructed a new jail cell
they though t was escape-proof, and they wanted to put it to the test. Houdini
entered the cell and immediately went to work. After two grueling hours — an
hour past his deadline — Houdini finally withdrew his file from the lock and
leaned against the door in exhaustion. To his amazement, the cell door swung
open.
The jailors had tricked the great magician by closing the jail door but never bolting the lock. He was free all along, he just didn't know it.
Satan has the same strategy, doesn't he? His greatest weapon is to make us think that we are trapped, when in reality the cell door is always open. Satan can't bind us, so he tricks us into making us believe the cell door is locked.
Adapted from a devotional by Frank Martin in Embracing Eternity (Tyndale House) p 292
Content is derived
from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation and other publications of Tyndale
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