[February 27]
Taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. Ephesians 6:16
THE new creature may develop even when the
outer man is perishing.
Satan succeeded in having
the chief priests and Pharisees cause the death of our
Lord; but this was the very means by which he entered
into glory.
In his dealings with our Lord the
Father has given us an illustration of his dealings with
us.
So we may know that even if Satan should appear
to get the victory over us, these "light afflictions" will,
as we are told, "work out for us a far more exceeding
and eternal weight of glory."
We know that we have
no power with which to oppose Satan.
None is sufficient
for these things except the Lord.
But he is
greater than are Satan and all his angels.
We are looking
forward with the eye of faith to the things that are
unseen.
So it behooves us to be stedfast, immovable,
full of faith, and therefore able to meet whatever the
Father permits to come upon us. Z'13-56 R5184:6 (Hymn 136)