A Bruised Heel
Satan, knowing he could not inflict on our Lord a permanent head wound, did the next best thing; he bruised His heel. Though this is only temporary, it can put one out to commission for a time. And, so it is with God’s children. Knowing they are both saved and safe for eternity, the devil’s one objective is to keep them sidelined for as long a period of time as possible.
If I were unable to stop a military advance, the next best thing would be to slow them down. This could be accomplished, not by using large, powerful weaponry, but with something small and insignificant that they would not be expecting. Let’s say I was able to infiltrate their ranks at night, and could place a small pebble in the heel of one of the boots of each soldier. It need only be as big as a pinhead. The next day, not long into their twenty-five mile march, you would see most, if not all of them, sitting by the roadside with a boot off, with a bruised, hurting heal, and unable to walk.
It is the little foxes that spoil the vine. I must be careful, while watching and waiting for the big sin, not to get sidelined by a little one that will put me out of action for a time. God help me to check my boots today to make sure there are no little pebbles hidden in one the heels.
“Let us lay aside...the sin which doth so easily beset us..” ~ Heb. 12:2
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