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In Christ There is Strength, November 8
Victory in the Conflict
Let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with
me; and he shall make peace with me.
Isaiah 27:5
The enemy cannot overcome the humble learner of Christ, the one
who walks prayerfully before the Lord. Christ interposes Himself as a
shelter, a retreat, from the assaults of the wicked one. The promise is
given, “When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord
shall lift up a standard against him.” ...
Satan was permitted to tempt the too-confident Peter, as he had been
permitted to tempt Job; but when that work was done he had to retire.
Had Satan been suffered to have his way, there would have been no hope
for Peter. He would have made complete shipwreck of faith. But the
enemy dare not go one hairbreadth beyond his appointed sphere. There
is no power in the whole satanic force that can disable the soul that trusts,
in simple confidence, in the wisdom that comes from God.
Christ is our tower of strength, and Satan can have no power over the
soul that walks with God in humility of mind. The promise, “Let him
take hold of My strength, that he may make peace with Me; and he shall
make peace with Me.” In Christ there is perfect and complete help for
every tempted soul. Dangers beset every path, but the whole universe of
heaven is standing on guard, that none may be tempted above that which
he is able to bear. Some have strong traits of character, that will need to
be constantly repressed. If kept under the control of the Spirit of God,
these traits will be a blessing; but if not, they will prove a curse.... If we
will give ourselves unselfishly to the work, never swerving in the least
from principle, the Lord will throw about us the everlasting arms, and
will prove a mighty helper. If we will look to Jesus as the One in whom
we may trust, He will never fail us in any emergency.
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