James 4:7 “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
Job 4:10,”… the teeth of the young lions are broken.”
Carl Armerding wrote a funny story in Moody Monthly about his experience at the zoo. “As I stood there,” he said, “an attendant entered the cage through a door on the opposite side. He had nothing in his hands but a broom. Carefully closing the door, he proceeded to sweep the floor of the cage.” He observed that the worker had no weapon to ward off an attack by the beast. In fact, when he got to the corner of the cage where the wildcat was lying, he poked the animal with the broom. The wildcat hissed at him and then lay down in another corner of the enclosure. Armerding remarked to the attendant, “You certainly are a brave man.” “No, I ain’t brave,” he replied as he continued to sweep. “Well, then, that cat must be tame.” “No,” came the reply, “he ain’t tame.” “If you aren’t brave and the wildcat isn’t tame, then I can’t understand why he doesn’t attack you.” Armerding said the man chuckled, then replied with an air of confidence, “Mister, he’s old — and he ain’t got no teeth.”
Such is the devil in our lives when we realize that God is for us! We should be like the attendant. He knew that cat couldn’t hurt a fly. Satan will make a big ruckus, fussing and growling all he wants but we need to keep our eyes focused on our Lord.
When you hear growling today, remember the enemy of your soul has been rendered toothless and harmless. The enemy would love nothing more than to make us feel powerless against him but the Lord Jesus has taken care of that. He is teethless. Turn to God in worship and praise and the Devil will flee! Now that God is for you, who can be against you?!
Arrows of the Almighty by Jim Brunner
