Today's Journal

THE SNAKE CRUSHER

After all that Snake Talk about the devil the last couple of Journal entries, I thought I better level this thing out.

“Rise up, O God, and scatter your enemies.
Let those who hate God run for their lives.
Blow them away like smoke.
Melt them like wax in a fire.
Let the wicked perish in the presence of God.
But let the godly rejoice.
Let them be glad in God’s presence.
Let them be filled with joy.
Sing praises to God and to his name!
Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds.
His name is the Lord—rejoice in his presence!”
(Psalm 68:1-4).

There is certain victory with the Lord Almighty over the slime-ball snake… but, when one is getting a snakebite, it is difficult to remember. And, it is often an issue of our humility that needs tweaked. As James, an apostle, wrote: “So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you (James 4:7).

I especially like the way, Paul an apostle ends his letter to the Romans: “The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you” (Romans 16:20). Crunch! Crunch! The Snake Crusher.

“Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.” Jesus