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b'I struggled to lift my head up to peer into the distance. I was sure it was\\nclose, but I wasn\\u2019t sure if I could make it. My battle with the dragon had\\nleft me deeply wounded; I had barely survived the attack. My only hope was\\nto get to the King\\u2019s strong tower for healing and protection.\\n.\\nBut I still couldn\\u2019t see it. The dark gloom of the day and the smoke from\\nthe battle were clouding my view, making it impossible to see much past my\\nposition. I continued to struggle forward, hoping I was heading in the\\nright direction, hoping that I would make it before I collapsed and\\nsuccumbed to my wounds.\\n.\\nAnd yet\\u2014those wounds? Once I finally began to look at myself, I couldn\\u2019t\\nsee any major gashes or bleeding. Some bruising to be sure\\u2014I remembered\\nwhen thedragon knocked me off my feet, disabled both my sword and shield,\\nand came in close for the kill. But he didn\\u2019t kill! He bent his head toward\\nmy ear, and told me I was pathetic. I was no warrior! No child of the king!\\nI would die miserable and alone, with no hope of help or rescue\\u2014he\\nwhispered into my ear. All of a sudden, I realized the dragon\\u2019s words were\\nall lies.\\n.\\nSo that was it! I had not been mortally wounded but poisoned by the lies of\\nthe enemy. The mere recognition of the truth began to clear my head and my\\nthinking. The sun\\u2019s light started to burn the dark fog away, and I could\\nsee the hills before me\\u2014and the strong tower of the King! Boldly I moved\\nforward with every ounce of my remaining strength, and found I had more\\nlife in me than I realized. The tower guards saw me approach and ran to\\nhelp me make it to the gates. I was able to cry out triumphantly the name\\nof my God and my King: \\u201cFor El Shaddai! In the name of the King\\u2014my strong\\ntower!\\u201d \\u2022 Laura N. Sweet\\n.\\n\\u2022 Jesus said the devil is the father of lies (John 8:44). In Revelation\\n12:7-17, the devil is described as a dragon who accuses those who belong to\\nJesus. But because Jesus died and rose again, we can be freed from all the\\ndevil\\u2019s lies and accusations (Romans 8:1, 31-39). And we can look forward\\nto the day Jesus will put an end to the devil\\u2019s tyranny, and we will live\\nwith God forever, free from all pain and deception (Revelation 20:10;\\n21:1-5). In the meantime, how can spending time in God\\u2019s Word help us\\nrecognize lies and draw near to Jesus?\\n.\\n\\u2022 One of God\\u2019s names in the Bible is El Shaddai, which is often translated\\n\\u201cGod Almighty\\u201d (Exodus 6:2-3). What does God say is true about us, His\\npeople? (Read Ephesians 1:3-14.)\\n.\\nFor you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe. Psalm 61:3\\n(NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPs.61.1-Ps.61.5|Prov.18.10|Rev.12.7-Rev.12.17'