The Devil Will Dine With You
Good morning Scripture reading: St. Luke 22:1-23 Worship song: Breaking Strongholds Meditation: The prince of this world is a very subtle evil spirit working around and through us by using many different strategies to distract and entice us to yield to temptation. That is why the world is like a battlefield where children of God, both weak and strong, are constantly warring against principalities and powers, against the works of the flesh and the wiles of the devil. Each time we are tempted brings us face-to-face with a moral choice that causes us to either give in or stand firm. Satan does not give up easily, so if we allow him the liberty to take an inch, he will take the whole yard. Every leeway he gets is an opportunity for him to divert our attention from the path that leads to holiness, and in so doing, he grasps the chance to take up residency in our hearts. If we allow Satan, he will dine with us and feed us with that which is forbidden, that w...