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The demons may be stronger than us, but they are not stronger than our leader (Luke 11:22; Ps. 110:1). They may be more cunning than us, but not than him who became for us wisdom from God (1 Cor. 1:30), who is our counselor (Isa. 9:6). They may be the princes of this world, but they have been judged by him, nor do they have any authority over him (John 14:30). They may be the gods of this world, but he who is in us is greater than the world (1 John 4:4). He may be a roaring lion, but our Samson has torn him to pieces (Judg. 14:5); our David has slain him (1 Sam. 17:49); our lion from the tribe of Judah has conquered him (Rev. 5:5). He may be that great dragon (Rev. 12:3), but our leader will be a venom against him (Hos. 13:14). He may be Leviathan and the serpent, but our leader is a hard, great, and strong sword against Leviathan the twisting serpent, the murdering dragon who is in the sea (Isa. 27:1). He may be Behemoth, whose bones are rods of brass, like bars of iron (Job 40:18), but meanwhile, captured by our leader as if with a fishhook and cord (Job 40:20), he is bound in eternal chains of darkness (Jude 6). And so that we would not be in doubt at all about the victory, let us ponder that (5) this leader of ours has been tempted in all things like us, and accordingly, he can and will help those who are tempted (Heb. 2:18). And meanwhile, (6) this contest itself will be so directed by our leader that from it some advantage and benefit will redound to us (2 Cor. 12:9; 7:11; Rom. 8:28).