Our first Pastor used to say on numerous occasions the title of this article — “The Devil Can't Eat a Praying Man.” Over thirty years have passed, yet I can still hear this man saying this. Why? Because it made an indelible mark upon my spirit — a mark that will never be erased.

What is the origin of a statement of this magnitude? It's birthplace is found in the story of Daniel in the Lion's den. Most of you know that Daniel was thrown into a den of lion's to be devoured by them because he would not bow to King Darius. So King Darius signed a decree that anyone praying to any other god would be thrown into a lion's den. Well, Daniel was thrown in, but the lions didn't have supper the day Daniel was thrown in.. God locked the lion's jaws (Daniel 6). The Bible makes reference to the fact that Daniel was a praying man. The lion's represent the devil and his crowd. The devil can't devour us if we will commit to a life of prayer.

Most of you know that there is a conflict between the enemy of our soul — the devil, and our Lord and Savior, The Lord Jesus Christ. Because we have a relationship with Him, the devil wants to render us powerless. But not so says 'Holy Ghost.' We are more than conquerors (Romans 8:35-39). AWM

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