Fiery Trials

SCRIPTURE:

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:(1 Peter 4:12)

DEVOTIONAL:

We are not to think it is strange when the enemy comes against us with fiery trials. We are not to see this as something unusual because he is evil and doesn’t like us. As a matter of fact, he hates us because we have dominion over the Earth, and as children of God, we bring the presence of God wherever we go. We release the power of the Holy Ghost and shut the devil out! If we see the devil or his demons doing something, in the authority of Jesus’ Name, we get rid of them. Therefore, he is going to do everything he can do to stop us.

As a born-again child of God, the devil has no spiritual hold on you anymore, but he still has access to your soul. And your soul is where you make decisions. Therefore, He does everything he can to get control of your soul. If he can get control of your soul, he can thwart the purposes of God in your life and affect the lives of everyone around you for evil instead of good.

There are many ways the enemy will come at you and you need to guard your heart and mind from these strategies and traps. He can use other people or circumstances to snare you, but if you are not ignorant to the truth, you can keep from being deceived and led astray.

PRAYER:

Dear God, thank you that I can know You intimately and You have given me Your ability to overcome every battle and win the victory over the devil, the world, and my flesh!  In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

This devotional is excerpted from Bill Winston’s powerful book, Transform Your Thinking, Transform Your Life. To order this life-transforming book, click here