Turn the Tables
How does the devil see you? Does he see you as a terrifying and mighty warrior of God? Or does he see you as a wimp he can whip in a minute?
The answer to that question depends on you! The key to the Israelites’ failure to enter the Promised Land is found in the words: “And we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in theirs” (Numbers 13:33).
The reason the Israelites were so terrified to fight the giants in Canaan wasn’t because those giants were so big. It was because the Israelites saw themselves as so small! It was what they were in their own sight that defeated them.
The same thing is true for you as a believer! It’s what you are in your own sight that will make the difference. If, in your own sight, you’re a weak, powerless Christian, the devil will run over you three or four times a day or more if he’s not busy. But –
When you begin to see yourself as God sees you, as a conquering son or daughter of the Almighty God equipped with the very power of God Himself, the devil will want to steer clear of you.
Ever since Jesus came up out of that grave – Satan’s heart has melted within him at the sound of that Name in the mouth of one who has faith in it.
If you’re not strong in the Lord in your own sight, you need to change that. You need to get so full of God’s Word and so full of the Holy Spirit that you walk around like a spiritual giant. Turn the tables on the devil and let him find out what it feels like to be a grasshopper for a change!