How often do we stop to consider our greatest foe, the devil? God tells us over and over again in scripture to beware of this mighty enemy. We have a most timely warning to our young people found in I Peter 5:8 “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, […]
The scripture says if we resist The devil and his pow’rs That he will surely flee from us; The vict’ry then is ours. But how do we accomplish this? The task takes much persistence, For Satan doesn’t just “let go”; We’ll meet with great resistance. To steadfastly obey our Lord Requires a prayerful life, For […]
The scripture says if we resist The devil and his pow’rs That he will surely flee from us; The vict’ry then is ours. But how do we accomplish this? The task takes much persistence, For Satan doesn’t just “let go”; We’ll meet with great resistance. To steadfastly obey our Lord Requires a prayerful life, For […]
When Jesus, weak from hunger After fasting forty days Was tempted of the devil To reject his Father’s ways, Although he had the power To change stones into bread, He’d not comply with Satan But directed him instead: It is written in God’s word— Bread alone will not suffice, Obedience must be shown; That is […]
You may have read The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis. In an attempt to make us more aware of the nature of the temptations we face every day, C. S. Lewis writes an imaginary series of letters between a fledgling demon who is learning the art of deception and his demon uncle who is […]
Let us suppose that the government forced you to live with a known traitor. Not just any villain, but someone who sought your ill. A person so consumed with self gratification that he would not only have you condemned to death if only he could fill his hearts lust, but would not give a second […]
Family worship is indispensable. It cannot be done away with. It cannot be ignored without consequence. Attending to it regularly is important. We as young people must know this. We cannot avoid worship with our families and not suffer spiritually. The devil is hard at work, plotting to keep us from our homes. He knows […]
“Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel,” I Samuel 13:19a. Today the blacksmith shop has become a museum piece. Since the automobile has replaced the horse and carriage the blacksmith extinguished his fire, put away his anvil, took off his heavy apron and closed shop. His usefulness is a […]
Young people are constantly told to beware of the wiles of the devil who goes about like a roaring lion. Well, at first glance one would retort, of course we would be afraid of a lion that is roaring. I think, though, that the word, roaring, is but an adjective that belongs to that certain […]
Last time we considered the awesome truth that Satan is feverishly striving to get us to drift away from the truth of God’s word, and to believe his false doctrines, which deny God His glory. He hates God and is constantly striving to get us to hate Him. And that is a terrible truth that […]