Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Lord, was I the only one who didn’t see what was attached to my back? You made us a new person on the inside when we placed our trust in You to forgive our sins. The cares and activities our world used to revolve around no longer mattered. Almost immediately after we became a Christ-follower, we felt something behind us. The devil hung his target on our back.
The enemy knows he lost our souls forever. He just wants to make us ineffective as a Christ-follower in our sphere of influence. Your Holy Spirit is actively working within us, molding us into Your image. The devil also works feverishly, but his goal is to keep active those target sins lurking within us, hidden in our carnal nature. The Apostle Paul describes a few of them: anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, dirty language, lying, etc. Sadly, the list is endless, but we rejoice in that Your love and grace cover a multitude of sins, (1 Peter 4:8). Your Word instructs us to choose wisely. With God’s help, it is my responsibility to “… put to death our old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds.” Again, my part, “Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him,” (Colossians 3:8–10).
Lord Jesus, when the devil takes aim at the target, instead of seeing circles, let him see Your grace covering me. Amen.
THANKFUL 
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