DAILY?READINGS: Numbers 19; Proverbs 16; 2 Peter 3
And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. Job 1:7
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. 1 Peter 5:8
The Devil is a master at half truth. When asked by the Lord where he had been, his reply was only partially true. The unspoken part was that he had been promoting his nefarious schemes, which he always attempts to keep hidden. His aim is to devour and we are urged to be sober and vigilant, to immerse ourselves in the study of God’s Word so that we are not duped by his devices. —Mark Kolchin
And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us,
We will not fear, for God hath willed His truth to triumph through us.
—Martin Luther