“An Empty Threat”
Tuesday, May 13, 2025Key Verse
“Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.” 1 Kings 20:3
Text — 1 Kings 20:1-4
Message
Little Thomas lived in a quiet village with his Christian parents and older siblings. There was in that village a herbalist who was fond of threatening the villagers. The man would dare everyone and threaten to afflict them with strange diseases. The villagers feared the man and did everything they could to avoid him. Thomas once suggested to his parents that they moved to another village because he was tired of the man. “Thomas, you should know that we are Christians and no wicked man can do anything to children of God; and his threats are mere empty threats that cannot be backed up with action”, his father responded.
Like Benhadad, the devil and his agents enjoy deceiving people into believing that they have unlimited power and can control everyone. The devil is an enemy of people and a slave master who has nothing good to offer anyone who is under his slavery. He is a liar and the father of lies. He uses threats to subdue people and make believers fear him. Christians on the other hand are not under Satan’s control and thus cannot surrender to his threats and boasting. They consider his threats to be empty and powerless.
As you set to start a new day, you should maintain a close relationship with God, study His word, and be vigilant and prayerful in order to keep the devil in check and make him realize that you are not in his camp. God will give you victory all the time.
Further Reading
1 Samuel 17:4-10
Prayer for today
Father, please protect me from fiery threats of the devil.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
