Devotion for Friday, November 7, 2025

“If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.  If Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but he is finished!” (Mark 3:25-26)

Meditate upon division and how the world uses it to gain control.  The Lord does not seek to gain, for it is all His.  God does not manipulate to control.  Those opposed to God do, and being opposed to God is what the word Satan means.  Yes, it is the devil, but it also the whole rebellion of this age.  This age cannot stand, and it is finished.  The Lord is One and He will make His bride, the church, one.

Lord God, You are the God of unity.  The rebellion of this age is disunity.  Help me to see how division is used to manipulate and how You seek to unite us so that together we may see the harmony in the diversity of Your creation.  You implanted Your image in us and created us to be Yours.  Open our eyes to see the truth of these things so that we may live out life as You created it to be lived.

Lord Jesus, You say it plainly, but I often do not hear.  Satan has been seeking to divide Your house throughout this age of rebellion.  Bless me as a peacemaker that I would seek unity and not disunity through the guidance of the Holy Spirit.  Keep me from the tricks of the wicked one and lead me in the light of the Gospel to humbly walk in the way that You have set before me.  Amen.