This is not just an article to read, but information that will connect you to the God who really cares about you and your family.
If you are a Christian, during this trying time, God wants you to examine your life and make sure you become strong in the Lord, separated from sin by actually resisting it in its many forms and saying no to the Devil (who is very real).
If you are a sinner (one who breaks the commandments of the Lord), and is lost, undone, and dying in sin, but you desire to be saved and come to the Lord, You certainly can this very hour, this very day.
GOD LOVES YOU FAR MORE THAN YOU HAVE ANY IDEA, but you must come to Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, ask Him to come into your heart and life, turn away from your sins, and God will receive you as His Child and save your soul. HOW REASSURING. AMEN?
(John 3:16) For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him, should not perish, but shall have everlasting life”.
GOD IS NOT WANTING TO CONDEMN YOU, BUT TO PARDON AND FORGIVE YOU, BECAUSE HE PAID THE PRICE FOR YOUR SINS BY DYING ON A CRUEL CROSS AND SHEDDING HIS PRECIOUS, POWERFUL BLOOD THAT NOW FREELY CLEANSES EVERY SINNER, AND DECLARES HIM A CHILD OF GOD. PRAISE GOD.
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It is you who will resist the Devil and not God. We must cooperate with the Lord. He will give us the grace, and strength to stand strong against Satan, but it is we who have to say no to temptation, no to sin, and no to Satan.
(James 4:7) “Submit yourselves, therefore to God; Resist the Devil and he will flee from you”.
Notice, before you resist the Devil, there’s something that needs to come ‘first’.
What is it?
The first thing you need to do is to ‘SUBMIT YOURSELF TO GOD’, then you are in a solid position to resist this powerful and dangerous enemy.
In your own power and wisdom you will never be able to defeat the Devil, but the ‘Good News’ is, Jesus already defeated the Devil.
And by dying on the cross, shedding His blood for the payment of our sins, and by rising from the grave, he defeated death and the Devil.
And because of that, you are set free from sin and it’s power, you are set free from the Devil and his power, and when you got saved, God gave you authority and power over the Devil and you will stay free, by rejecting sin and what Satan and this world has to offer, and in this way you will also defeat the Devil, and you will be free indeed.
Christ defeated the Devil once and for all, but we all in Christ, and through Christ, and his conquering Satan, on the cross, ‘HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO DEFEAT HIM IN OUR EVERY DAY LIFE, AND TO WALK IN VICTORY CONTINUALLY.
(John 10:10) Jesus said, “I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life, no one comes to the Father (God), except through Me”.
Do you believe in God, but you say, “I don’t believe in Jesus as Savior”. Listen to what the Apostle James has to say about that in the bible.
(James 2:19) “You believe there’s one God; you do well; the Devil’s (demons) ‘ALSO BELIEVE AND TREMBLE”.
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You may think you do well because you believe in God. But James tells us the Satan and His demons also believe in God but tremble.
WHY?
There’s no demon that doubts that there’s a God because they were created by God as holy beings, and dwelt in heaven for perhaps millions of years having joy, peace, and love.
They saw God. They were cared for and loved by God. And at that they loved and adored Him.
These magnificent beings (before they fell) walked the streets of gold, and spread their beautiful wings and flew in the blue skies of heaven, until the day, Satan lied to them and told them he had a better offer and deal than God and if they would follow him, he’s give them things that God would never give them, and he turned their hearts away from God. This loving God, loved them and gave them everything that they could ever want to be happy, but they listened to Satan’s lies and were cast out of heaven with Lucifer. There beauty was taken away from them and their deep, deep sin and rebellions has made Satan and his demons the ugliest being in the universe inwardly and outwardly, (though they can appear as angels of light). They can only appear that way, but their true appearance is so ugly they can’t even stand themselves.
NOW THEY TREMBLE, AND FEAR, BECAUSE THEY WERE SENTENCED TO THE LAKE OF FIRE FOREVER AT THE APPOINTED TIME.
Now to continue, every day we must choose to walk in the Spirit, and choose to obey God’s Word.
We must determine to reject sin, lust, the world, and the Devil, and because Jesus defeated the Devil once and for, He now tells us, “I GIVE YOU THE AUTHORITY AND POWER TO DEFEAT SATAN AND HIS DEMONS ON A HOURLY AND DAILY BASIS.
BUT YOU MUST CHOOSE RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND REJECT INIQUITY, IN MY NAME.
Dear Reader, Born-Again, or sinner away from God, God is saying, “Prodigal son, prodigal daughter, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. I WANT YOU IN MY FAMILY. BUT YOU MUST WANT ME? YOU MUST WANT TO BE SAVED? YOU MUST BE WILLING TO TURN AWAY FROM YOUR SIN AND INIQUITY, AND ASK ME TO SAVE YOU. YOU MUST ASK ME TO COME INTO YOUR HEART, AND WHEN YOU DO, I WILL. YES, I WILL.
I’M NOT HEAR TO CONDEMN YOU, I’M HEAR TO FORGIVE YOU. I’M HEAR TO SAVE YOU. I’M HERE TO TAKE AWAY YOUR GUILT AND SHAME. COME NOW. COME THIS VERY MOMENT. DON’T WAIT UNTIL IT’S TOO LATE. BUT NOW IS THE TIME. NOW IS THE DAY OF SALVATION.
COME TO ME AND I’LL GIVE YOU PEACE. DON’T LET YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED, AND DON’T LET IT BE AFRAID. IN ME THERE’S COMFORT, THERE’S PEACE, THERE’S JOY.
(Psalm 16:11) “In my presence is fullness of joy, at your right hand are pleasures forever more”.
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Dear Friend, “DID YOU EVER THINK FOR A MOMENT THAT IN GOD’S PRESENCE THERE WAS JOY? (Joy is much greater than happiness and far more solid and enduring). Happiness depends on good and pleasant circumstances, but joy is like a ‘spiritual happiness’ that’s happy not only in good times, but bad and troublesome times as well. PRAISE GOD.
If you desire to come to Christ, pray this pray. HIS PRESENCE IS SO NEAR, MY FRIEND.
Dear heavenly Father, I come to you now. I know i’m a sinner. Forgive me of all my sins, and every time I’ve offended You. Help me to stand strong for you no matter how difficult it is. Give me strength, give me encouragement, give me Your grace. Jesus, thank you for the forgiveness of my sins through Your precious blood. Your blood forgives me, redeems me, delivers me, and helps me to stand strong against all the powers of darkness. Father, let your holy angels protect me and my family. Lord, i will overcome Satan by your precious and most powerful blood. Lord, by your grace and help, I will stand for You in good and bad times, in life and in death. THANK YOU LORD FOR SAVING MY SOUL, THANK YOU LORD BECAUSE TODAY I’M A CHILD OF GOD.
