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**Daily Devotional**
He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. ?1 John 4:4
In 2004, Josh Hamilton was an outstanding pro baseball prospect, but he was suspended because of drug abuse. Then one night Josh had a life-changing dream. He was fighting the devil. ?I had a stick,? he said, ?and every time I hit him, he?d fall and get back up. I hit him until I was exhausted, and he was still standing.?
After that nightmare, Hamilton vowed to stay clean. The dream returned, but with an important difference. ?I would hit [the devil] and he would bounce back,? said Josh. But this time Josh was not alone. He said, ?I turned my head and Jesus was battling alongside me. We kept fighting, and I was filled with strength. The devil didn?t stand a chance.?
The Bible says that the devil doesn?t stand a chance because the Spirit, who is in us, is greater than he is (1 John 4:4). Christ came to destroy the works of the devil through His life, ministry, and sacrifice (3:8). At the cross, He disarmed and triumphed over the devil (Col. 1:13-14; 2:15).
Though defeated by the cross, the devil remains active in this world. But his final defeat is certain (Rev. 20:7-10). Until then, we take up the whole armor of God (Eph. 6:10-18), standing firm against him by Jesus? blood and His Word. He doesn?t stand a chance. ? Marvin Williams
And though this world, with devils filled,
Should threaten to undo us,
We will not fear, for God hath willed
His truth to triumph through us. ?Luther
The devil is a defeated foe.