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A few days ago I woke up to a gory sight out the window.  An elk stood in the shallow part of the lake, but not alone.  Two dogs swam about it, trying to gain a deathhold on the poor beast, and drown it.  This went on and on, and it appeared the elk grew weaker and weaker. Had the elk stayed on land, it would have had no difficulty fighting the intruders.  But once it stepped into the water, it was vulnerable.

You and I are in the exact same situation as that elk.  1 Peter 5:8 says, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.”

Satan is no dummy.  He knows our weak points, and will use every tactic imaginable to try to bring us down.  But we have a firm foundation, and that is Jesus. We have solid ground, in the secret place of the Most High.  Every time we compromise, every time we ignore the Holy Spirit and heed the devil’s whispering, we take one step further into the water.  One step into the water is one step away from safety. Once we’re in the water, resistance proves futile, and the devil can gain a deathgrip and drown us beneath the murky waters of sin.

As I write this, God is convicting me personally of something in my life standing between me and Him, and I am going to cut it out.  I want to stay anchored to the solid ground. What about you?

Jesus is coming soon!

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