Daily Devotionals

John Gossner's Treasury

Devotional: October 24th

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Philippians 4:13. The weapons of our warfare are mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. 2 Corinthians 10:4. By my God have I leaped over a wall. 2 Samuel 22:30.

Thus spoke and acted the soldiers and heroes of Christ, who trusted in God. They knew their own weakness better than all who excuse themselves with their weakness and make it a cloak for their cowardice and fear in battle. If you know that you are weak, that the enemy is mighty, and that you are threatened, then seek help and strength, that you may overcome him; otherwise you will become your enemy’s slave. Satan, sin and the world, this triple enemy, will not cease to attack you because you are weak and entrench yourself behind the excuse of weakness. He is sure of the victory when he finds you alone, hence he dares to attack you. If you, on the other hand, are in Christ and Christ is in you, then let a thousand armies from hell, all the temptations of the flesh, all enticements and threats from a million worlds storm upon you; let them build a towering bulwark of the most seductive art of persuasion against you, yet you shall conquer them. They shall be unable to accomplish anything against you. Our fight is mighty through God when we are in God and God in us. Without Him we are terribly weak and certainly soon lost. Strive, therefore, to abide in Jesus, your God and Savior. Do not dare to take a single step without Him.

With might of ours can naught be done,

Soon were our loss effected;

But for us fights the valiant One

Whom God Himself elected.

Ask ye, Who is this?

Jesus Christ it is,

Of Sabaoth Lord

And there’s none other God,

He holds the field forever.