The following
is taken from The Valley of Vision: A Collection Of
Puritan Prayers And Devotions.
It provides a wonderful collection of devotional thoughts on abiding in Christ
that we might carry out fruitful life in the battle.
O Lord, I bless you
that the issue of the battle between yourself and Satan has never been
uncertain, and will end in victory.
Calvary broke the
dragon’s head, and I contend with a
vanquished foe, who with all his subtlety and strength has already been overcome.
When I feel the
serpent at my heel may I remember him whose heel was bruised, but who, when
bruised, broke the devil's head.
My soul with inward
joy extols the mighty conqueror.
Heal me of any
wounds received in the great conflict; if I have gathered defilement, if my
faith has suffered damage, if my hope is less than bright, if my love is not
fervent, if some creature-comfort occupies my heart, if my soul sinks under
pressure of the fight.
O you whose every
promise is medication, every touch life, draw near to your weary warrior,
refresh me, that I may rise again to wage the strife, and never tire until my
enemy is trodden down.
Give me such
fellowship with you that I may defy Satan, unbelief, the flesh, the world, with
delight that comes not from a creature, and which a creature cannot mar.
Give me a drink of
the eternal fountain that lies in your immutable, everlasting love and decree.
Then shall my hand
never weaken, my feet never stumble, my sword never rest, my shield never rust,
my helmet never shatter, my breastplate never fall, as my strength rests in the
power of your might.
