Disappoint the Devil
Monday, September 12
Disappoint the Devil
Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8
Every day of your life there’s a battle over your potential and your purpose. Every day obstacles are put in your way to detour you from the plan for your life. 1 Peter 5:8 “your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” The devil thought that would sideline you in defeat. He thought for sure this would overwhelm you and discourage you. He thought you wouldn’t even get up again today. But ohhhhh, you are about to disappoint him! Yes, he’s looking for a life to ruin, a purpose to crush, a heart to trouble, a mind to worry, a dream to spoil, a home to wreck, a family to destroy. He’s looking for a fight to pick, confidence to poke at, doubt to raise, and fear to stir. That is how the enemy attacks. This is how he stops you in your tracks. This is how he steals your joy, robs you of peace, and weakens your faith. Just look around you. The roaring lion has been stalking you. He is on the prowl. He is your enemy. The last thing the devil wants is for you to get through this and come out stronger! But today I want you to go ahead and disappoint the devil! Crush his hopes that you’re giving up here. Stop him in his tracks and show up with a smile on your face. Disappoint the devil by not throwing in the towel.
Today, God is calling you to be greater. To be greater than the things happening to you. To be greater than your circumstances. To be a greater vessel for his power, and to be a greater disappointment to the enemy. The enemy has intended harm coming your way, but you’ve gone and called on the power of God that takes all that harm and uses it for good. Just like that, your feet hit the floor and you’re responding to God’s call instead of the devil’s attack.
The darkness will close in. But if only we would get ourselves on up today and disappoint the devil! Turn the tables on his plan by telling him, no devil not today. God has been preparing you for a bigger purpose and next level of living, and it’s time to step into it. Use the strength you have in God to disappoint the devil. Show him that you wont back down. Why? Because you can’t stay where you are when God has called you to be greater.