Satan afflicts believers.  Don’t underestimate him.  He’s not an imp in red tights with a pitchfork.  But don’t give him more credit than he’s due.  Paul in 2 Corinthians 12:7 said, “A messenger of Satan was given me to afflict me.”  And as the above passage shows, Satan was behind Jobs’ suffering.  The enemy can afflict us physically.  He tempts us to sin.  But his greatest weapons are his fiery darts – his lies about God that he launches against our faith.  We are in a serious conflict with the powers of darkness. 

 

 

Jesus tells us to “Seek first the kingdom of God” (Matthew 6:33).  This is His invitation to us.  Set your hearts on your home. 

 

 

The holiness of our heavenly Father cannot be completely comprehended by the human mind.  His purity burns so brightly it lights up the eyes of our faith.  The dross of our sinful deeds melts in the presence of His pure character.  Just as Moses took cover in the cleft of the rock as God passed by, so we take shelter in the refuge of our Savior Jesus to be able to handle the glory of our great God.  His name is above all names; not to be spoken in vain, but evoked in humble adoration.