READ: PHILIPPIANS
4:4-9
Manipulation
is Satan’s stock-in-trade. He would try to turn you into a enemy of God by
instigating you to accuse God wrongfully. It is wrong to ever open your mouth
and accuse Him of being the cause of your troubles in life. When things are not
gong well, if only you can think of God, you will escape the dangerous mistake of
accusing God as the cause of your trouble. James 1:13 says: “Let
no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted by God; for God cannot be tempted
by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.” When problems come, if you
do not thank Him, you will accuse Him. There is nothing more painful than false
accusation. When people accuse God, He cannot come down to defend Himself. Even
when He speaks you may not hear. God will fold His arms and close His ears
against you. There is only one friend you can count on, particularly at the
time of trouble. His name is Jesus Christ. If He is the only One you can count
on, and He is always ready to help you, how come you accuse Him of causing your
troubles? What will be the result of such wrong accusation? Look at Psalm 46:1:
“GOD
is our refuge and strength. A very present help in trouble.” Psalm
121:1-2: “I will lift up my eyes to the hills- from whence comes my help? My help
comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.”If you praise God when
you are in trouble, He will be compelled to help you. Psalm 58:1 says: “Do
you indeed righteousness, you silent ones? Do you judge uprightly, you sons of
men?” If only you could praise Him to the stage where He will arise to
help you, His enemies, who are your enemies, will scatter. Jesus accused Saul
of Tarsus of persecuting Him. Saul did not see Jesus or drive Him to prison,
but he was persecuting the children of Jesus Christ. If any problem comes your
way, and you are a child of God, those who fight against you are fighting
against God. If you now join those people and begin to fight against God, you
will put God in an embarrassing situation. If you praise God, He will be the
One to come to your rescue.
MEMORIZE:
JAMES 1:13 –Let no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted by God; for God cannot
be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.
