Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.
Summary: Sorting out who Paul is referring to helps us to understand the challenge of the flesh and the hope that comes with God’s Holy Spirit.
Continue reading “Galatians 5:17b – Who Is “You”?”Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God …
Summary: Reliance on the law is a fantasy whispered in our ear by the same serpent who whispered in Eve’s ear in the Garden of Eden.
Continue reading “Galatians 3:11a – Did God Really Say?”Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion …
Summary: Satan doesn’t have a lot of power compared to God’s power, but he does have the ability to cause confusion wherever he goes.
Continue reading “Galatians 1:7b – Standing for Jesus”To the churches in Galatia:
Summary: The churches in Galatia have become a battlefield, and they don’t even know it.
Continue reading “Galatians 1:2b – Three Groups”… the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Summary: Today, we look at the devil’s attempts to put a flaming arrow in our Lord’s back. Spoiler Alert: It doesn’t go well for Satan.
Continue reading “Ephesians 6:16c – Potshots”… so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
Summary: Understanding who the devil is helps us understand his schemes and why we need to take a stand.
Continue reading “Ephesians 6:11b – Soul Wars”Therefore each of you must put off falsehood …
Summary: The devil is the master of lies. You might say he is the father of falsehood. Paul is guiding us away from Satan’s influence.
Continue reading “Ephesians 4:25a – Snakes and Doves”… and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.
Summary: Satan has been at work inciting disobedience since the very beginning of Creation. Jesus showed us a different way to respond to Satan. Paul explains how it works.
Continue reading “Ephesians 2:2b – The Power of God’s Word”After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.
Summary: We turn now to the ultimate temptation and the ultimate test. God himself is tested.
Continue reading “Matthew 4:2 – The Mouth of God”
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment …
Summary: Peter gives us a peek into things we cannot see by telling us what happens in the spiritual realm.
Continue reading “2 Peter 2:4 — Example 1: The Crazy Uncle”