THE DESTROYER
“Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 NLT
We think the Devil attacks your
But also will attack you at your point of
Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.
1 Chronicles 21:1
Attacks David when he is successful…. Why was it wrong to take a census? Wasn’t. Moses took an annual census.
➢Moses: Focus was God—God glorified. ➢David: All about him—His glory!
But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the numbering, because the king’s command was repulsive to him. 7 This command was also evil in the sight of God; so he punished Israel. 1 Chronicles 21:6-7 “I have sinned greatly by doing this…” 1 Chronicles 21:8
You are most vulnerable when you are full of
But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. … 2 Chronicles 26:16 Pride precedes destruction; an arrogant spirit appears before a fall. Proverbs 16:18 ISV
… “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” 7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you … 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. James 4:6-8, 10
➢Greek word: Opposes—Military term—A full army ready for battle ➢Greek word: Submit—Military term to voluntarily rank under.
Satan wants you to say:
But we honor and glorify God by saying:
Humility isn’t weakness—
What are you trying to do without God?
Have you ever tried to use God to accomplish your will?
What’s an area of your life where you need to humble yourself before God? What would that look like for you?
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