Daily Devotional for Friday December 7, 2001

The Ambush

(Jeremiah 51:12)

One of the most famous ambushes in history happened 60 years ago today when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Sneak attacks have been part of warfare since its inception. It is a strategy that can be used very effectively. Catching your enemy off guard gives you a tremendous advantage. In our spiritual lives, we are often the target of an ambush by satan, and God has warned us to be prepared, to be ready so that we are not caught off guard. Incredibly, we are most susceptible to the ambush when we are strongest. When things are going well, when we are on top of the things going on in our lives, that is when we can get lulled into a false sense of self-confidence. We get lazy. We forget to do the things we did that made us strong. That is when we are the most ripe to be ambushed. The events of September 11th are a very fresh example of his. NOBODY ever dreamed that could happen to the United States. In your own life, you often can not imagine being attacked the way you often are.

As God warned the prophets of old, today He is warning you. Be prepared! Keep watch! The battle is never over, and when you least expect it is when the enemy will attack. This is not meant to scare you or have you living in fear, thinking what will happen next. This is to prepare you for the inevitable. As long as you are living, loving God, and serving God, you are going to be a target. All God wants you to do is be prepared. The way you do that is by maintaining that close, personal daily relationship with Him. Battling each day the sin in your life, so that the enemy has no control over you. Fulfilling God's purpose for your life by serving Him each day, loving others, and helping others.

My goal today, my prayer today for you is that you open your heart, take a look at your life, and ask yourself if you are prepared if the enemy launches a sneak attack on your life today. If the answer is yes, I am prepared, then continue doing the things you have to do each day to stay strong. If the answer is no, than NOW is time to change the things you need to change so that you are ready! Trust me, the ambush and the attacks are not going to stop. Prepare for them now, because once you are in the middle of the fight, it is tough to think, to respond the way that you need to respond to be victorious. I am praying today that you will stop whatever it is you are doing and make sure that you are prepared for a sneak attack on your life this very day. I love you, care about you, and am thankful for your prayers and support of our work here at Liveprayer. Com. Much of what we do here is help people through the battles in their life. They are already in the battle and need God's help to be victorious. That is why I take opportunities from time to time to try and prepare you in advance for the attacks that will eventually come, so that you are prepared. God loves you, and has given you all the tools that you need to be victorious. Make sure that you are using them and doing everything you can do to stand strong, so that you are not only victorious in your own life, but you can help others be victorious as well.

I am grateful for all of you that email me daily with your special needs and prayer requests. As you know, my staff and I answer each and every request, and try to impart Godly scriptural advice to help you in your time of need. Never hesitate to write me, since I am sure that God has placed me in your life, not by accident, but for a divine reason. He loves you and speaks to you in many ways, so never hesitate to use all of your options during those difficult times to hear from Him in every way possible. Make this a great day as you serve Him, while insuring that you are prepared for whatever attacks the enemy may decide to come at you with.