A Glimpse
at the Awful Truth
Satan does and
reveals his allies who do his evil work and follow his bidding. Despite the
pervasiveness of evil in some governmental powers, religious structures, human
organizations, and individuals, Jesus will triumph and bring victory for his
people. We are led to recognize evil, so we are not deceived. This revealing of
evil is to challenge us to stand firm in our faith, to trust in our Deliverer,
to live holy lives in honor of our God, and to look forward to our ultimate
vindication and victory. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth!
Phil Ware
God's Holy Fire
“Then the angel
carried me [John] away in the Spirit into a wilderness. There I saw a woman
sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had
seven heads and ten horns.” —
Revelation 17:3 NIV
The Spirit carries John away in a vision to
see the ghastly, awful truth about Satan's work to destroy the people of God.
The vision exposes the great evil that Satan
does and reveals his allies who do his evil work and follow his bidding.
However, underneath this glimpse of evil is
the truth that the Spirit comes to reveal: Despite the pervasiveness of evil in
some governmental powers, religious structures, human organizations, and
individuals, Jesus will triumph and bring victory for his people.
We are led to recognize evil, so we are not
deceived.
We are not informed about Satan's influence
to make us fall back in fear.
This revealing of evil is to challenge us to
stand firm in our faith, to trust in our Deliverer, to live holy lives in honor
of our God, and to look forward to our ultimate vindication and victory.
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth!
Today's Prayer
Father God, thank you
for the truth — for your truth that is not only factual but is also authentic
and real.
Satan so easily can
deceive me and blind me to your truth.
Open my eyes, Holy
Spirit, to see the Father's truth.
Embolden me to live
faithfully since I am trusting in Jesus' victory.
Empower me to trust
in your presence to sustain me.
To your glory, O God
— Father, Son, and Spirit — I live and pray.
Amen.
God's Holy Fire is a daily devotional
about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
The Thoughts and
Prayer for God's Holy Fire are written by Phil Ware.
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