Today's encouragement comes from the few, but profound words of Matthew 4:11, which say this:
"Then the devil left Him [Christ], and behold, angels came and ministered to Him."Such is the world that the Lord Jesus lived in; and that you and I live in. One moment we saints are wrestling with, and throwing off the devil; the next min-ute God's heavenly beings are ministering to us. But it must be this way in this world, because of the continuing existence of sin and temptation. This is not all bad, because it is here that the redeemed churchmen of the Lord can show the reality, genuineness, and power of their God-given faith in Christ.
So, are we dealing with the devil right now? If so, let us take heart: after he leaves us, God will show us the pleasant side of the spiritual kingdom of Christ.
[Puritan quote of the day: "Thus, affliction is in many ways for our good, but there is no good in sin.” —Thomas Watson, in, "The Doctrine of Repentance"]
