It is the devil who put ideas in the mind of Eve in the garden causing her to defy God in favor of worshiping herself. It was the devil Christ rebuked who influenced Peter to come against God's plan.
I am convinced that it is the devil who is working in families, twisting minds to believe things that are not true. He works on emotions and pride to cause misunderstandings that never needed to be.
1 Peter 5:8 "Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walketh about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour."
The Pharisees claimed Christ was healing by the power of the devil, why would he not also get unbelievers in families to think we are bad when we are serving Christ!?
If you have family members who are angry at you but will not attempt to clear up misunderstandings or learn your intentions, then you are experiencing the devil's work preventing reconciliation.
The devil is behind ALL family problems. Those who love the Lord are not jealous, hateful, manipulative, demeaning, wreckless in judgement, intimidating or punishing those who do not see things their way. All these thought patterns are driven by the devils, getting into minds to destroy relationships.
We see this in prophecy on steroids.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 "1 This know also, that in the last days perilous (ragingly insane) times shall come.
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
2 Timothy 4:3 "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but having itching ears, they shall heap to themselves teachers in accordance with their own lusts."
Many of these people attend churches every week but have no power of salvation and transformation from Christ. They make excuses for their sin, rage at those who bring scripture to bear on any discussion, and attempt to bludgeon the believer into submission to them. These are pretenders, the church gatherings are full of them, even more so than authentically born-again believers. We know this by their constant defense of disobedience to God's Word.
John 14:15 "15If you love Me, you will keep My commandments."
God said that if we love Him we WILL obey Him. Those who fight against His principles are disobedient and rebellious, they do not love Him.
Pray for those who are in rebellion that God would break their pride and humble them to trust in Christ, to become transformed by Him.
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