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Let me tell you this. Even though you know the Word perfectly and have already mastered everything, you are daily under the dominion of the devil, and he does not rest day or night in seeking ot take you unawares, and to kindle in your heart unbelief and wicked thoughts against [all God’s]commandments. Therefore, you must constantly keep God’s Word in your heart, on your lips and in your ears. For where the heart stands idle and the Word is not heard, the devil breaks in and does his damage before we realize it. On the other hand, when we seriously ponder the Word, hear it and put it to use, such is its power that it never departs without fruit. It always awakens new understanding, pleasure, and devotion, and it constantly creates clean hearts and minds. For this Word is not idle or dead, but effective and living. ~ Martin Luther
From All Washed Up, RevFisk writes:
So writes Luther on the importance of hallowing the day of rest by attending to the preaching of God’s Word, not as entertainment or out of compulsion, but because, frankly, the devil is real, and he wants to kill you and see you dead and forever in pain pain pain. He will never stop this pursuit. It is his ultimate goal. It is his lust to have you tortured along side himself in the fire that never quenches and brimstone where worms do not die.
With such a powerful enemy, is it not good to have a much more powerful friend?

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