The Wooly Devil!
"The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the
lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the
false prophet are. And they
will be tormented day
and night forever and ever."
Revelation 20: 10
Last year, a new plant species and genus was
discovered in a U.S. national park for the first
time in
decades.
It is a little fluffy, fuzzy flower that was given the name
“wooly devil” because of its two striking red petals that
remind researchers of the devil’s horns.
In Revelation 12, the devil is pictured as a red dragon
with ten horns, but that’s symbolic. In truth, he's a fallen
archangel who
moves through the earth “seeking whom
he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8).
Satan was defeated at Calvary, but his final doom
occurs
after the thousand-year reign of Christ (Revelation 20:10).
In the meantime, we must determine to live in consistent
victory over his schemes (Ephesians 6:11).
That requires prayer.
Our greatest leverage over the devil doesn’t come
by
shaking our fists, but by bending our knees. Ask God
for victory today regarding any situation in
which you
feel the devil is active.
"Satan trembles when he sees,
the weakest saint upon his
knees."
William Cowper
