Proverbs 26:1-28
‘There is a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!’(13). This is the voice of fear speaking. We need to speak with the voice of faith- ‘I believed, and so I spoke’(2 Corinthians 4:13). We know that ‘the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour’. The devil can fill us with fear. We must not let him do this. We must face him with faith - ‘Resist him, standing firm in the faith’(1 Peter 5:8-9). When we ‘resist the devil’, standing firm in the faith, ‘he will flee from us’(James 4:7). Let us face the ‘roaring lion’ with faith in an even more powerful ‘Lion’. Jesus Christ - ‘the Lion of Judah’- ‘has conquered ’Satan. He ‘has triumphed’ over him (Revelation 5:5). May Christ’s ‘perfect love drive out our fear’(1 John 4:18).
Proverbs 27:1-27
‘Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring’(1). God speaks to us about today. He says, ‘Now is the day of salvation’. Today, we are in ‘the valley of decision’. We must make up our mind about Jesus Christ. Today may be your last opportunity to act on God’s precious promise: ‘Everyone who calls on the Name of the Lord will be saved’(Joel 3:14; 2:32; Acts 2:21). Tomorrow may be too late. Your life may be over before tomorrow comes. Tomorrow, you may hear God’s Word of judgment: ‘I never knew you. Depart from Me, you evildoers!’. Tomorrow, you may face ‘eternal punishment’(Matthew 7:23; 25:46). Tomorrow need not be a day of judgment. Choose Christ today. Let today be your‘day of salvation’.
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