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Daily Bread

The God of Peace Will Crush Satan

Date: Jun. 30, 2023

Passage

Romans 16:17-27

Final Instructions and Greetings

17 I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. 18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. 19 For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil. 20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

21 Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.

22 I Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord.

23 Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you.

Doxology

25 Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages 26 but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith—27 to the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen.

Daily Bread

Key Verse: Romans 16:20

The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

Paul gives a final warning to the church to watch out for those who cause division. He warns of people who deceive naïve people. He wants the church at Rome to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil. We need God’s wisdom daily to discern what is good or evil before God. May we depend on God in prayer every day.

Paul proclaims, “The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.” (20) No matter our hardship or difficulty, we have a sure promise that God will crush Satan soon. In fact, Jesus has already won the victory over our powerful enemy Satan. We still struggle with our problems, shortcomings, and weaknesses each day. But we believe God will soon crush Satan under our feet. We will win the complete victory in Christ in our daily lives!

Our sins linger in our hearts: lust, anger, difficulty forgiving and loving, worries, fears, unbelief, etc. God promises that he will soon crush Satan under our feet. Halleluia! May we continue to be renewed in Christ, bless others, and bring others Christ.

God has revealed Christ to us, so we all are able to come to the obedience that comes from faith. May we give glory to God who saved us from the bondage of sin through Jesus Christ.

Prayer: Prayer: Father, thank you for loving us.

One Word: One Word: God will soon crush Satan under our feet!

Daily Bread

God Stills the Conflict

Psalm 76:1-12

Key Verse: 76:6

At your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
both rider and horse lay stunned.

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