I had an opportunity to watch a children’s program, very creative and potentially very powerful. First of all, mind you, each child, ranging from three years old to fifteen was dressed in costume and positioned where he/she needed to be. I applaud the director for keeping a broad-ranged group of at least twenty children on task. As the children performed their best, bringing forth their lines, even repeating them when the director felt the volume was too low, one child continued to interrupt. Even with her mother’s caution, she still blurted out something negative about the play. The children, however, did not seem fazed by her outbursts, but continued to do what they had been tasked to do. Finally, she was taken out to the tune of, “No, I’m in the play. I will be better!” By no means is this little child the enemy, and that is not what I am supposing. But I believe Abba was revealing to me how, in our spiritual lives, we play with the enemy; we coddle him and tolerate him because we do not want to confront. He is bent on sabotaging. You know, greater than that–he came to steal, kill, and destroy! He wants to destroy our lives that are played out on this stage of life. He wants to intimidate us and make us fearful of his theatrics . . . all the while stealing our witness. Like the other children, we need to remember what we have been assigned to do and know that the Director patiently waits for us to imitate Him.
Abba, thank you for your patience with us. Forgive us for not recognizing the enemy and for allowing him to wreak havoc in our lives. Help us to submit ourselves to you, resist him, and then watch him flee from us! Thank you, Abba, for your grace and the power to tread upon all of his work! Amen!
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