Message #13 (of 20) from the PrayerPower radio series
"Praying for Protection"

by Kaye Johns

Do you remember the Parable of the Sower? The farmer scattered his seed and the birds ate some, some fell on rocky places and didn’t take root, some seed fell among thorns which choked the plants, some fell on good soil and produced a crop.

When Jesus’ disciples asked Him about the meaning of the parable, He said, "The farmer sows the word. Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them" [Mark 4:14-15].

Satan doesn’t want anyone to hear, read, understand, remember or apply the truth of the Word, and he will do his best to interfere. But he doesn’t always succeed. The parable continues, "...Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop..." [Mark 4:20].

"Accept" is the word that makes the difference. When the lost hear the truth of the Gospel, they choose to accept it, or not. When the saved hear the truth of the Word, we also choose to accept it, or not -- on a continuing basis. The choice to accept, apply and obey the Word of God is what prevents Satan from stealing away its truth and power in our lives. It’s what produces the crop, the fruit, that Satan tries to prevent.

Our prayer of protection against Satan, the thief who steals God’s Word, is that in the Spirit’s strength we will understand the truth He reveals and obey. No matter what it requires of us.

Pray with me now -- Father, protect us from Satan, the thief of Your Word, by helping us make right choices when we read and apply it. In Jesus’ name, amen.

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