An Opportune time?!?!

Reading: Genesis 6-8 and Luke 4

Scripture: Luke 4:13, And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.

Thoughts: The devil left until an opportune time, he did this with Christ trying to find opportunities to tempt or get him to mess up so that he could win against God. He is doing the same thing today, we have the authority to cast him out, to tell him to go and to ask for God’s strength to overcome something, but he will leave until an opportune time. I have heard churches meaning to or not make it sound like once you come to Christ you no longer have any issues or troubles, that is a lie from the pits of hell we are at war, our desires vs the devil’s desires vs God’s plan, and desires. The devil will use everything he can to distract and get our desires to stop aligning with God’s plan. We can cast him out but he will return at an opportune time to try again.

Prayer: Lord God, you are consistent, unchanging, and unmoving. I place my life in your hands, mold me and make me in your image. I thank you for the molding and refining you are doing in my life. I thank you for those around me that point me to you when I get distracted. I thank you for my family and the joy they bring. I thank you for my community of brothers who are there for me. I thank you for your provisions and blessing that you have given us to steward and help those who need it. I ask for your strength to overcome the attacks of the evil one and the discernment to see them.