Today's encouragement comes from 1 John 3:8b, where the apostle wrote these words:
"For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil."I really like this half-verse a lot. I am glad that Jesus came to earth to “destroy the works of the devil.” I am happy that the true church’s gentle and tender Chief Shepherd takes up arms against His (and our) foes—and utterly obliter-ates them.
Christ did not come here to pander to the works of the devil, to put up with the works of the devil, to promote the lies of the works of the devil, and/or to countenance the works of the devil. Instead, our beautiful and strong Re-deemer came here to “destroy the works of the devil.” May all the church’s real saints exclaim, “Amen!"
[Puritan quote of the day: "If we love God, our hearts ache for the dishonor done to God by wicked men.” —Thomas Watson, in, "All Things for Good"]
