“2026: Year of the Explosion” Day 8: The enemy may circle back, but the Lord will help you keep the victory.

“And the Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley.”

‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭14‬:‭13‬ ‭ESV‬‬

As soon as Jesus was baptized, he was lead into the wilderness to be tested by the devil. He ate no food for 40 days, at which point Satan began a cycle of temptation. But Jesus answered each temptation with the word of the Lord. Satan, seeing he was not going to get anywhere with Jesus on that day, recoiled; but he wasn’t done trying to thwart Jesus’ mission.

“And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭4‬:‭13‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Yes, satan would find that “opportune time” when he entered into Judas, putting it in his heart to betray the Lord.

“Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people. Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. He went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them. And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. So he consented and sought an opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of a crowd.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭22‬:‭1‬-‭6‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Indeed, Jesus had warned the disciples when the time was near that Satan would again try to make headway against Him. As well, he assured them that Satan would not be victorious.

“And now I have told you before it takes place, so that when it does take place you may believe. I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me,”

‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭29‬-‭30‬ ‭ESV‬‬

So Judas’s plan culminated in the Garden of Gethsemane where he had led the chief priests and officers of the temple to arrest Jesus. This ultimately led to Jesus’ crucifixion.

Interestingly, while being arrested, the Lord remarked that it would look like, that this time, Satan had won.

“Why didn’t you arrest me in the Temple? I was there every day. But this is your moment, the time when the power of darkness reigns.””

‭‭Luke‬ ‭22‬:‭53‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Praise the Lord, as we know, Jesus was victorious. Yes, even though it looked like Satan had won, the Lord emerged victorious over death, hell, and the grave.

In today’s portion of the story of David’s victory at Baal-perazim, we see that after a stunning victory against the enemy, they circled back to try, yet again, to defeat David and the armies of Israel.

Child of God, when the Lord has given us a victory, whether that victory is over an enemy, victory over sickness, temptation, sin, and so on, there may come a time (there probably will come a time) when the enemy of our souls will try again to destroy us. But know this: The One Who was completely victorious over Satan, is with us. And, no matter how many times the enemy may circle back, Jesus is there to help us endure whatever he throws our way!

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!