Today I was thinking about the many ways that satan has personally come against me these past few weeks, and against a lot of dear precious saints that I know. I was submitting my self to the Lord and resisting the devils desire that I become down cast, depressed and defeated. The Lord spoke this short word to me, and I went searching the Word.
“Satan Has Come Down, Knowing he Has But A Little Time”
Revelation 12:10- 12,17
10And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
12Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
17And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Now Satan is more subtil than any beast, and he will make war with the Saints of God, he does currently make war with the Saints of God. He is the accuser of the brethren, he is the one who says thou shalt not die,..(the Word says it is appointed once for a man to die and then the judgment)…. but ye shall be as God…let the saints hear what the Spirit is saying to the Body of Christ…Oh Lord encourage your saints, to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves…
Let me asure you saints, the devil is come to steal your faith, to destroy your trust in God, and to kill you. Be aware he does not come in his own form but in the form of those you care about the most, and in the world, those who are his.
He attacks by coming against those you love the most, he attacks through those you trust, he attacks through the most unexpected ways, he attacks through those who call themselves the brethren. He attacks you in your home, he attacks you in the work place, he attacks you in your school, he attacks you in your church. He attacks you in your mind. He tells you "you cannot make it"...He is a liar, you can do all things through Christ Jesus who strengthens you, you may not have the strength in yourself, but through Him and resting in Him you will be an overcomer.
He wants you to be down cast, he wants you to be depressed; he wants you to believe there is no hope. He wants you to believe you won’t make it to the end, he wants you to believe that you’re not an overcomer.
However he constantly forgets one thing…He who saved you is able, able to keep you, able to sustain you, able to make you an overcomer, when you submit yourself to Him and resist the devils temptations. He who began a good work in you will finish it…Amen…take courage saints and hold fast to that which you have been given by The MOST HIGH...AMEN
This blog is designed to make you "think". Also to encourage,exhort,edify and "Warn" the saints of God as we see the day of The Lord on the horrizon.
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Amen Helen. What Satan does not know, or maybe he does, is that Believers have a few "tricks" up our sleeve!
Like Habakkuk said, and we can say also as Satan threatens and fills us with fear with economic woes and depression; and as Habakkuk says "When I heard my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice; rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself that I might rest in the day of trouble...."
THIS IS THE HUMAN SIDE OF OUR BATTLES, AND YES, WE ARE HUMAN,
BUT!!....
"Although the fig tree shall not blosson (as we may have thought it would or should) neither shall fruit be on the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yeild no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and their shall be no herd in the stalls: YET, YET, YET,
I WILL REJOICE IN THE LORD!
i WILL JOY IN THE GOD OF MY SALVATION!
THE LORD GOD IS MY STRENGTH
HE WILL MAKE MY FEET LIKE HINDS'
FEET,
AND HE WILL MAKE (HE WILL MAKE) ME TO WALK UPON MINE HIGH PLACES!!!
THIS IS OUR WEAPON...IT CANNOT BE DEFEATED-THE GATES OF HELL SHALL NOT PREVAIL!
jrpeacher mtzion@hughes.net
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This is so true, Helen. And the enemy will go out of his way to kick us when we are down. He hates the saints with such hatred, that he would kill us all if the Lord did not restrain him and protect His children. He attacks and ambushes, injures and debilitates, and does not wait for us to recover before he tries again.....but the Lord keeps His children, heals, restores and sustains. The Lord sets the boundaries, and trains us to be overcomers, just as He who lives in us, is an Overcomer. He is the author and perfecter of our faith, and He is faithful! AMEN
Thank you for this timely message.
The world has much to be depressed about but not us.
Even their anti-depressant drugs have been fouind to be useless.
If only they would turn to the Lord for help and comfort.
When I start to get that bad feeling,I'm reminded that the immediate and sure cure is thankfulness to God .
'in everything give thanks'
Redaing Pslams this morning 78 and others, I was reminded of how many great and awesome things God did for His once enslaved people, (thats us)and how they questioned and complained against God.
They did not believe Him.
Slavery had it's advantages as they missed the 'good life' in Egypt and murmered about the difficult journey to the place God had promised.
These past few weeks God has reminded me about the shortness of our life here on earth as death is everywhere,and so I am reminded to give thanks for every moment I have here.
So true are Jesus' words that without Him we can do nothing.
So when the devil puts the load on us and our futile ,failed inability to cross the finish line,it's good to confess that we are nothing and Jesus has already accomplished our victory as you mentioned by His blood and our testimony of faith.
He can and He will and we have a choice to believe and be thankful for this undeserved gift which God has given to us by way of the Door and the Rock which brings forth a river of living water in this desert we now traverse on our way to our real everlasting home which is ours by faith in the Faithful One.
Whether we live or die ,we belong to Jesus and He never loses His property.
I'm thankful to live in these earth shaking times and refuse to fear anyone or anything but God Himself.
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