DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, AUGUST 30, 2012
GUARD YOUR SONS
And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. Revelation 12:1-4
Satan wants to devour our seed. Yes, our sons and daughters, and all the seeds of faith that God has placed in our hearts. Satan wants to trample our plans and screw up our visions. This is his purpose. Guard your sons. Guard your daughters. Fill them with the Word of God so that when they are all grown up and on their own they will not depart from the Way the Truth and the Life. In John 14:6, Jesus says: "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
Satan is subtle and he devours in many ways. Look at the soil of your life. Who is coming in to bring a worldly, carnal influence? Who is boasting in Mammon and his power, distracting your children (and you!) from dependence on the power of the cross? Who is determined to draw your children away from you, to establish them in the ways of the world? (Please read Matthew 13:3-9)
Believe me, the dragon with seven heads and ten horns spoken of in Revelations 12 is still standing before the mother to devour her child.
Today, guard your sons!
