“Does Job
fear God for nothing?” Satan replied. “Have you not put a
hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the
work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.
But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has,
and he will surely curse you to your face.”
Job 1:9-11
We know that the enemy of our souls
is a thief.
He comes to rob, steal and destroy
what is of God in us.
He certainly has no regard for us so
if we are in the midst of a crisis guess when he is likely to come calling?
That’s right.
Just when you may be most vulnerable.
Let’s define – using an acronym –
what we mean with the word S.T.U.F.F.
Salvation
through Christ
Testimony
of Christ
Unity
with Christ
Focus
on Christ
Future
in Christ
Of course it is Christ which is
common to each of those things we are calling stuff.
The enemies purpose, while you are in
the midst of a crisis, is to separate you from Christ.
“Well”, you say, “isn’t that his plan
all the time?”
Sure it is.
But you may be more accommodating to
his plans when you are struggling.
None of us enjoys a struggle and it
is in those places of conflict and crisis that we are most prone to ‘throwing
in the towel’.
The enemy comes along and says’:
“If God really loved you and if you really
were united with Christ, you wouldn’t be in the predicament you are in!”
At these moments, focus on Christ.
What did he do when the tempter came?
He reminded the enemy of what the
Word of God declared concerning Him and His situation.
He did not surrender His S.T.U.F.F. to the enemy.
When you are going through a crisis,
guard your S.T.U.F.F.
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