Devil Within, Devil Without

Takeaway: God will never let us be tempted beyond what we can bear. “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is...

Takeaway: We are free to walk in the power and purpose of new life. “So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in...

Takeaway: The faithfulness and justice of God in forgiveness. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and...

Takeaway: Guarding the wellspring of the heart from destructive desires. “Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the...

Takeaway: Training our hearts to dwell in the light of Christ. “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is...

Takeaway: Sin deceives by hardening our hearts gradually. “But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called ‘today,’ that none...

Takeaway: Temptation rarely arrives with obvious danger. “The serpent said to the woman, ‘Did God actually say, You shall not eat of any...

Takeaway: God renews our strength, enabling us to rise above life’s struggles. “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of...

Takeaway: Christ has already won the victory, so we can live boldly in His grace. “When you were dead in your sins and in the...

Takeaway: Stay alert, stand firm in faith, and trust that Christ has already won. “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil...

Takeaway: Though we struggle with sin, we are not alone. “For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.” — Romans 7:15...

Takeaway: Victory of the mind comes through surrendering our thoughts to Christ. “For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as...

Takeaway: Jesus offers abundant life, to which we overcome the enemy’s schemes. “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I...

Takeaway: Relying on God’s strength, not our own, to stand firm in faith. “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on...