A Thought for the Day – 040
There is little doubt in the life of a person of faith; godly instruction
prevents destruction and preserves life. It is the fruit of the mouth that provides
prosperity for the soul but a violent tongue will scoff and reveal unfaithful
results – Proverbs 13: 1-4 the disciplined tongue and the undisciplined tongue
has nothing in common; but there is a problem; both tongues can be found in the
same mouth.
Comments and challenges
My wife and I had a great weekend in Pennsylvania at a
camp near an area called Jersey Shore which is located in the northern half of
PA and almost in the middle of the state. I have always enjoyed trips to PA the
state is filled with mountains, streams and rivers that are breathtaking and
beautiful. Yet with all of this beauty it does not take long before one is
reminded that this beauty is covered in the darkness of sin. Sin is generated
by the presence of evil and evil is generated by Satan who is a clever liar and
deceiver.
For example; if you do not believe that Jesus Christ is
the Son of God; then you have fallen for the lie that Satan has covered
Creation with. Satan once said to Jesus “If you are the Son of God, command
these stones to become bread” and Jesus responds: “It is written, Man shall not
live by bread alone, but by every word of God”. Luke 4:1-4; it is simple really;
if you do not believe that Satan exists, then you do not believe that the Holy
Bible is the Word of God. It is God’s every Word written personally by Him to
you and me. God tells you and me that Satan does exist; now that is simply the
truth.
Another example is that in the deception of Satan’s
existence is the stolen authority that Satan has at the present time from the
Creator. It is this counterfeit system of authority that produces such nonsense
like evolution. This dumbing down of; in the Beginning GOD created the heavens
and the earth” Genesis 1:1 has caused many to claim that abortion is right and
same sex partnerships are normal. It is not normal to worship SELF, what is
normal is to worship GOD. Luke 4:5-8 and Romans 1:18-32.
The last example is like the other two and it is the
deception of misdirected FAITH. Faith in religion and faith in material
lifestyles are all false platforms for one’s personal faith to travel on. These
platforms are like dead end streets. The false religions of faith in angels, material
icons and ancestral religions are like dashing your head against a rock. This idolatry
may have a form of godliness but it is one of the best disguises used by Satan.
Luke 4:9:13 and 2 Corinthians 11:5-15.
Jesus had no need to believe that Satan existed; HE KNEW
SATAN EXISTED. Notice again what Jesus explained to His disciples in Luke 10:18-20.
So do not rejoice with the little bit of truth you have about the power of God
you may have in this fallen world. Nor rejoice in the power you believe you have
over the enemy by denying his existence. It is much more joyful to be aware
that faith is not founded in these daily earthly challenges, but rather rejoice
that your name is written in heaven in the Lamb’s Book of Life because you have
Faith in the Word of God. By the way… if you do not believe all the Words of
the Holy Bible, God will have no choice but to erase your name from the Lamb’s
Book. Why is that? Because you have chosen to erased His Words from His Book.
Exodus 32:32 or Psalm 69:28.
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