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A Prayer for Trusting and Rejoicing in Jesus

     And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.”  Rev. 12:10-11

     Dear Lord Jesus, even as these words first thundered from heaven by a loud voice, so your Spirit is shouting this good news into my heart today. We live in the “now” of your salvation, power, kingdom, and authority.

     I feel liking singing the words of Luther, “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. The Prince of Darkness grim, we tremble not for him. His rage we can endure, for lo, his doom is sure. One little word shall fell him.”

     O sing, my heart, sing the praises of Jesus. The Prince of Peace has gloriously triumphed over the Prince of Darkness! Indeed, Lord Jesus, though Satan is yet to be removed, you have already thoroughly routed him. You have eternally defeated the  ”accuser of our brothers”—through your death and resurrection.

     Now, in light of your irrepressible love, empower us to love you more than we fear death. Empower us to show up rather than shrink back. Empower us for overcoming the darkness in our hearts, our communities, and our culture.

     We will overcome, not by our muscle but by your mercy—by the sacrifice of your blood, and our grateful testimonies to your glory and grace. May the Spirit continue to declare the gospel so loudly in our hearts all the tempting, seducing, condemning lies of Satan will be drown out.

     In light of who you are and what you’ve done for us, how can we possibly keep from singing? “Did we in our own strength confide, our striving would be losing, were not the right man on our side, the man of God’s own choosing. Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is He. Lord Sabboth, his name, from age to age the same, and He must win the battle.” Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! So very Amen I pray, Lord Jesus, in your holy and wholly trustworthy name.

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