USING YOUR ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith. I Peter 5:8,9, NLT

I had a major virus on my computer so I took it to a computer repair shop to have it removed. But although the computer repairman removed the virus and installed an antivirus software, the virus arose again.

This is because the virus never went away; although I have installed an anti-virus software, the virus will always be latent, waiting somewhere in the brain of my computer to rise again.

Our enemy, the Devil, is like a latent virus. When we overcome one of his attacks in our lives as believers, he retreats for a while but never goes away. Instead, he sits like a latent virus, waiting for just the right time to rise and attack again.

What is the best software we can buy to combat the deadly virus in the form of the Devil? The Word of God. When the Devil tempts us to sin, we can use our anti-virus software found in I Corinthians 10:13. When he strikes us with health problems, we can combat him with our anti-virus software found in James 5:14-15. When he causes us to feel discouraged and depressed about our life circumstances, we can combat him with our anti-virus software found in Psalms 42:5.

Like a latent virus, the Devil sits and waits for an opportunity to attack and destroy our effectiveness as believers, but we can be ready for his attacks every time they occur, as long as we use our anti-virus software.

Prayer: Father, thank you for the anti-virus software found in your Holy Word. May I use it to resist every attack the Devil uses to destroy my effectiveness for you. Amen.