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CRUSHED OPPONENT

ROMANS 16:20

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

Have you ever crushed something so completely that there was nothing left by slivers. I can remember getting a hammer and pounding little pebbles at my grandma’s farm. They would simply pulverize into powder. As a little boy, I loved doing that. It seemed to give me power, lol. I could never smash enough of them.

I know I have read today’s verse before, but it has never hit me like it did when I read it today. Look at what Paul says. He says, “The God of peace will soon CRUSH Satan under your feet.” Don’t just read that verse. Contemplate it. Take a moment and let that soak in. Satan, the great adversary, will be pulverized. The Strong’s Concordance says that word “crush” means “to crush completely, i.e. To shatter (literally or figuratively) — break (in pieces), broken to shivers (+ -hearted), bruise.” Wow! He doesn’t stand a chance, just like those little pebbles didn’t have a chance under my heavy hand with that hammer.

APPLICATION

This same God Who will crush Satan will also heal our pulverized hearts. We read in Isaiah 61, “He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,” Most scholars agree that this a prophetic statement about Jesus. Sin pulverizes us, doesn’t it. He smashes our hearts into slivers. But Jesus, the Great Physician, will completely heal us. You see, God can smash and mend.

Do you believe God has the power to crush the devil? I sure do. And I believe the devil knows it. That is why he is so “hell-bent” on trying to crush us. Way back in Genesis 3:15, God says that Satan’s head would be crushed. He knew the moment he lured Adam and Eve into sin that he had picked the wrong fight. He has no power to stand against the Father.

Don’t let life’s struggles and troubles crush you. You have a God Who can heal you. He will crush the one who is trying to crush you. Lean into Him. Trust Him. Walk in victory and don’t give the devil any room in your life. He knows he has already lost the fight. But you haven’t! You are victors through Christ.

Thank You, God, for crushing the serpent’s head.

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CRUSHED UNDERFOOT

MALACHI 4:3

“‘And you will crush the wicked underfoot, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I am preparing,’ says the LORD of armies.”

Okay, this is going to sound weird, but the instant image I got when I read this verse was someone crushing a lit cigarette with their food on the ground. You’ve probably seen someone do it, too. That lit cigarette is smothered and crushed by the bottom of their shoe. Usually there’s some rubbing also to make sure the fire is out. I know – not a very biblical example, but you get the picture.

The Lord is not crushing cigarettes, but He does say the wicked will be crushed that way by His followers. He will give them the strength and power to smother out the fire of the wicked. They will lose all their strength. “On the day I am preparing” is an unknown day. We can rest, however, in the fact that He is preparing it, so it will be right on time.

APPLICATION

Psalm 68:21 says, “Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies, the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.” We have that promise. Just like He promised the children of Israel to crush the wicked, He will crush our enemies today. In Luke 10:19 we are told when Jesus was talking to the seventy-two disciples He had sent out, “‘Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.’”

Now, this is an important point – you have no power to do this on your own. The power, the authority, all comes from Him. He is the one crushing them, not you. So, if we have that power through Him, why do we fear? We have no reason to. He is our strength. It is His heel that crushes them.

The whole time Jesus was on earth Satan was trying to find a way to bring Him down. He even used one of Jesus’ disciples (Judas Iscariot). The devil thought he had won when Jesus was crucified and buried, but his head was crushed by the heel of the Savior on Resurrection Morning. Jesus is just as triumphant today. Trust Him.

O Lord, my God, I praise You for crushing the wicked and my enemies. I have nothing to fear with You so near.

P.S. For my frequent followers, I will be taking a short break when we finish Malachi in three days. I will pick back up on January 1. Pray that the Lord shows me where to go to next in our daily study.

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