Jesus The Victor!

489 - Today's Prime Time Devo comes from: 2Sa 10:13-19, “ So Joab and the people who were with him drew near for the battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him. 14 When the people of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fleeing, they also fled before Abishai, and entered the city. So Joab returned from the people of Ammon and went to Jerusalem. 15 When the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they gathered together. 16 Then Hadadezer sent and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the River, and they came to Helam. And Shobach the commander of Hadadezer's army went before them. 17 When it was told David, he gathered all Israel, crossed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in battle array against David and fought with him. 18 Then the Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand horsemen of the Syrians, and struck Shobach the commander of their army, who died there. 19 And when all the kings who were servants to Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and served them. So the Syrians were afraid to help the people of Ammon anymore. (2Sa 10:13-19,) What do we have here? Joab defeats the Syrians, Abishai defeats the Ammonites. The Ammonites retreat to their fortress and Joab returns to Jerusalem. But the Syrians aren't done, they amass for more warfare with Israel. When David heard that the Syrians were ready for one final battle, he gathered his troops and annihilated them, and the commander of the Syrian army was “done in.” Then all the kings became subject to Israel. I am reminded of the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness. The devil tried to defeat Him with three temptations, but like the Syrians and the Ammonites was defeated. But we are told that the he backed off and waited for another opportunity. Lu 4:13 says, “Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time.” Another opportune time came in the Garden of Gethsemane but Jesus prevailed again and went on to crush the enemy on a hill outside Jerusalem called Calvary. On that day, the devil was “done in.” And as followers of Jesus the devil no longer has power over us. The accuser has been cast down! And one day our conquering Savior will return and remove the enemy once and for all! Even so, come Lord Jesus!