Saturday, January 6, 2024
The Devil Roams Around Roaring
The devil is roaming around like a roaring lion seeking relationships to destroy, don't let him.
Job 1:7
"Where have you come from?" said the LORD to Satan. "From roaming through the earth," he replied, "and walking back and forth in it."
1 Peter 5:7-9 "Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering."
If we know the Bible well, seek the Holy Spirit for wisdom, and do what He tells us to do we will not be drawn into foolish drama and fights about nothing important.
The devil can not ruin us if we do not fall into his schemes. One very important principle we must understand in order to be steadfast and confident is that the devil wants us to become unhinged by the darts and tricks he uses motivating people around us to poke at us.
When we know the Bible we can remain faithful to His Word, full of the fruit of the Spirit right in the middle of an attack.
James 4:7
"Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
When we resist the devil all his minions in human form will also flee. Those who are controlled by the devil through thoughts placed in their minds to cause them to act disrespectfully,
will not want to be around those they cannot intimidate and control. The main goal of the devil is to cause anger and frustration in God's people. Be so controlled by the Holy Spirit possessing His fruit that the devil will have no effect.
Galatians 5:22-23 - "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."
When we have this fruit no one is able to make us sin against God. This fruit is a part of our being and will cause automatic responses that are from the Holy Spirit.
The devil wants to control everyone, his main goal is to cause division and uncertainty that produces fights and arguments. Understand when he is working in someone, recognize the tactics and do not take the bait.
Be Controlled by the Holy Spirit not men!
Those who are full of pride attempt to place believers in bondage to their ideas of righteousness, even using scripture twisted to keep us under their thumb. Be discerning by knowing the Word of God and asking for wisdom from the Holy Spirit and those who love their self-righteousness will not be able to control us. We are to be controlled by the Holy Spirit.
Alan Brayshaw
"With So Many Christianity becomes" Do this, and don't do that, rule here ,law there" Everyday they run around Policing everyone with a big pointy finger of Legalism. They have no love in their heart. They wait patiently for You to make a mistake. Instead of Obeying the Lord out of Love and wanting to be close to Him You end up on some Rollercoaster of Slavery and always feeling Condemned. Focus on JESUS and His Word and the Lord will help You walk down the Road between Grace and Law. Repent,.! Come out of Slavery and Love JESUS for who He is. We are Clothed in His Righteousness, not our own."
" For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon line, line upon line, Here a little, there a little.” For with stammering lips and another tongue He will speak to this people, To whom He said, “This is the rest with which You may cause the weary to rest,” And, “This is the refreshing”; Yet they would not hear. But the word of the LORD was to them, “Precept upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon line, line upon line, Here a little, there a little,” That they might go and fall backward, and be broken And snared and caught." ISAIAH 28:10-13
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