A More Opportune Time

God’s power principle for this morning:  “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.  Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil” (Eph. 6:10-11).

Hey Gang:  I have a very important piece of wisdom that I need to share with you this morning: in order to beat the devil at his own game, we must have a solid understanding of his “wiles” ie., “enemy tactics”.  And how do we beat him at his own game – ‘put on the full armor of God”

Jesus did battle with Satan shortly after He was baptized in the Jordan by John the Baptist.  Notice the sequence: he was baptized and His Father declared He was His Son in whom He was well pleased.  In essence, He was equipped for warfare and did not tarry.  He was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil and, I sense, to let the Devil know his existence was going to become exceedingly more difficult. 
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Satan said, “If you are the Son of God…”;  Jesus responded, “It is written”.  And again Satan said “If you are the Son of God” and Jesus responded “It is written”.   And a third time Satan said, “If you are the Son of God” and Jesus said “It is written”! The battle was over and Matthew tells us “The devil left Him”, but  Luke adds these seven words to Matthew’s account and  we must be aware!,  “He (Satan) left Him (Jesus) until an opportune time.” (Lu.4:13)!

The point: Jesus said we are to go to the cross daily and put on our armor, for Satan's opportune times have no time limits, are always present, and  just around the corner. 

Soooo, my young warriors, Be advised - you have someone looking very your shoulder this morning.  He cannot read your mind but he certainly can read your actions. Be sure you are covered with His armor.  Every second of the day you will have opportunities to be a seed planter –positive and negative.  Every second of the day you will be a Pin Hole or a Pipe Line Christian.  When you lay your head on your pillow tonight, will you win with God’s word and will your seed planting program for the day be blessing to the Lord or a disappointment.

Blessings,

Gramps