# 317 - Today's Living Word comes from Mr 3:27 "No one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. And then he will plunder his house.”
Jesus continues to answer the charge that He casts out demons by the power of Satan. He speaks in still another parable. You wouldn't think of entering Rambo's house and helping yourself to his big screen TV, computer equipment, silver, etc. without first rendering him powerless to stop you.
Well, in this parable, the strong man is Satan. And the first lesson we can learn from this parable is that the enemy is strong. Never underestimate his power and strength.
Peter knew his strength well and he warns us in 1 Pet 5:8 that the “devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” In real life, you wouldn't want to deal with a hungry roaring lion. Why would you want to deal with him in your own strength in your spiritual life?
James 4:7 gives us the proper way to deal with this strong enemy. “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”
Why? Because the Lion of Judah is more powerful than the devil. He is the only one who can bind the strong man and plunder his goods. Don't mess with the devil, seek refuge in Christ and let Him battle for you.
I'm Duane Matz and that's Today's Living Word.
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