We are so fickle and changeable, aren’t we? We can go from the heights of joy and exhilaration to the depths of despair in less than 24 hours! We so easily forget who we are in Christ and we allow the enemy to gain the upper hand on us!

‘Standing on the deck of a US aircraft carrier, in an historic moment never to be forgotten, General MacArthur walked over to Tojo, the Supreme Commander of the Japanese forces at the end of World War II, and publicly stripped him of all his symbols of power. He took the sword out of his hand, declared victory and enforced the terms of unconditional surrender. – And that’s what Jesus did for us at the cross. Colossians 2:15 says: ‘Having disarmed the principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them.’ – The Japanese Supreme Commander had first wanted peaceful coexistence, then compromise, then concessions. But he got none because he was powerless. In a card game an opponent with an empty hand will try to bluff and bully you. But when you know you have a winning hand you can face him down, because knowledge is power. And your power over Satan comes from knowing that he’s a defeated foe.’

Source: The UCB Word For Today , 26/8/2012