I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming, and he has no claim on Me.

— John 14:30

“Father, … not My will, but Yours be done.”

— Luke 22:42

24 Then Jesus said His to disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

— Matthew 16:24-25

Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.

— Revelation 2:10

To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne

— Revelation 3:21

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace, mercy and salvation from Christ to you.

Believers’ salvation is eternal but let’s press on in our faith journey to the reward from the Lord when He returns. On this reward matter, Jesus set up a pattern for us. While Jesus was walking on earth, though Satan tried to tempted Him to worship Satan, attacked Him on all sides and eventually caused Him to be crucified, He overcame Satan by always dying to His self and living only for His Father and His Father’s will.

Today the world still lies under the power of the evil one Satan, but we are determined to follow Jesus’s footsteps. Though Satan is a defeated enemy, his relentless but futile desire to defeat God overflows into harsh persecution of God’s people. Christian life promises immense blessings, but also sacrifice, surrender, and even suffering. We know that Jesus died so we can live a redeemed and overcoming life and be with Him everyday in victory till forever. While Satan had no claim on Jesus, he has no claim on us either.