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Day 307 Proverbs 28:28 Proverbs 28:28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase. We are living in a time when wickedness and evil seems everywhere. People are afraid to leave their homes for fear something will happen to them or their loved ones. The evidence of such fear is heard on the evening news, seen in the acts of violence in their cities and neighborhoods, and brought home by their children from the schools they attend. Governments work to overthrow wicked regimes and dictators who do more harm than good, but when one is deposed, another takes his place. It is a never-ending battle to live in peace. Solomon said that when wicked people rise into places of authority, people hide, but they come out when they die and flourish. Satan wants nothing more than for people to live in fear. He does everything he can to destroy all the works of righteousness and kill God’s people. Yet for all his attempts at destroying the gospel of Jesus Christ, it continues to flourish, especially as God’s people rise and claim back everything Satan stole from them. John 10:10 The thief comes not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. Is Jesus your Savior? Have you acknowledged him before your friends and acquaintances? Have you stood on God’s Word and taken back what Satan stole from you? Do you walk your neighborhood claiming the lives of your neighbors for Jesus Christ? Do you see how Satan is working in your family, your community, and your church to destroy you from the inside out? It’s time for God’s church, you, to rise up, take a stand, and defeat the forces of wickedness wherever it’s seen, so that Satan cannot raise his head and do anything to you, your loved ones, your community, or your church. It’s time to send laborers into the vineyards, to reap the harvest of souls, ready for the kingdom of God. It’s time to throw down wickedness and take a stand for the gospel of Jesus Christ. Are you ready? Let’s pray: Father, send me into your harvest fields. Help me take back what Satan stole from me. Help me throw down wickedness wherever I see it, and tell Satan he can’t have anything that belongs to me or you. In Jesus’ name, I pray, amen. Copyright © 13 July 2017 by Valerie Routhieaux Image courtesy of Pixabay