Chap. 250 - Victory in the Mighty Name of Jesus

The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and
is safe. Proverbs 18:10.
It was in the time of greatest weakness that Christ was assailed by the fiercest
temptations. Thus Satan thought to prevail. By this policy he had gained the victory
over man. When strength failed, and the will power weakened, and faith ceased to
repose in God, then those who had stood long and valiantly for the right were
overcome. Moses was wearied with the forty years’ wandering of Israel, when for
the moment his faith let go its hold upon infinite power. He failed just upon the
borders of the Promised Land. So with Elijah, who had stood undaunted before
King Ahab, who had faced the whole nation of Israel with the four hundred and
fifty prophets of Baal at their head. After that terrible day upon Carmel, when the
false prophets had been slain and the people had declared their allegiance to God,
Elijah fled for his life before the threats of idolatrous Jezebel. Thus Satan had taken
advantage of the weakness of humanity....
Whenever one is encompassed with clouds, perplexed by circumstances, or
afflicted by poverty or distress, Satan is at hand to tempt and annoy. He attacks
our weak points of character. He seeks to shake our confidence in God, who suffers
such a condition of things to exist. We are tempted to distrust God, to question
His love. Often the tempter comes to us as he came to Christ, arraying before us
our weakness and infirmities. He hopes to discourage the soul and to break our
hold upon God. Then he is sure of his prey. If we would meet him as Jesus did,
we should escape many a defeat. By parleying with the enemy we give him an
advantage....
JesusgainedthevictorythroughsubmissionandfaithinGod, andbytheapostle
He says to us, “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will
flee from you” (James 4:7). We cannot save ourselves from the tempter’s power;
he has conquered humanity, and when we try to stand in our own strength, we shall
become a prey to his devices; but “the name of the Lord is a strong tower: the
righteous runneth into it, and is safe.” Satan trembles and flees before the weakest
soul who finds refuge in that mighty name.
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