READ: JAMES 1:12-14
“Then the king of Syria warred against Israel,
and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be
my camp” (2 kings 6:8).
When the king of Syria had a secret conference with his counselors and subordinates, he disclosed to them where they were going to camp. The enemies have their camps. They also have their base. There are certain places, spots, corners, junctions where the enemies gather to launch an offensive against the unsuspecting public-particularly the children of light. Every camp of darkness from which the enemies have planned to attack you shall be exposed to you and roasted by fire in Jesus name. Let us not deceive ourselves. The kingdom of darkness is as real as the physical literal world. And they are very active and organized in their operations. You do not need to fear them if you belong to Jesus Christ, because greater is Jesus in you than the forces of darkness attacking you from the outside.
Some people will teach you to ignore the devil and demons as if they do not exist. They may even ask you never to mention their name but focus on God only. This is an extreme. Some other people fall into another extreme, when all they see in every event of their lives is Satan, never God. The Bible did not go to either extreme but presents enough information on the operations of darkness to enable us define our relationship with the gates of hell. If Satan can get you to believe he does not exist, he will be very happy. He will be operating underground while people will be looking for whom to blame, particularly Gods.
“And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD” (Job 1:21). Job believed that good and bad proceed from God. So he wrongly accused God of taking the lives of 10 children as well as destroying his business empire. But James says in James 1:13, “Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempts He any man.” God is not a tempter, Satan is. It was not God who attacked Job, Satan did. Many believers still blame God for their woes but that is false accusation. If you have lost a blessing, it is not God. It is either out of your carelessness or through satanic spiritual thieves. God is not a thief. Even when God allows you to go through a trial of faith, He only gives Satan the permission and the limits but God is not the one who attacks. During such a period like Job’s case, God waits for you to overcome Satan so that He can multiply what Satan stole. Stop accusing God falsely today!
When the king of Syria had a secret conference with his counselors and subordinates, he disclosed to them where they were going to camp. The enemies have their camps. They also have their base. There are certain places, spots, corners, junctions where the enemies gather to launch an offensive against the unsuspecting public-particularly the children of light. Every camp of darkness from which the enemies have planned to attack you shall be exposed to you and roasted by fire in Jesus name. Let us not deceive ourselves. The kingdom of darkness is as real as the physical literal world. And they are very active and organized in their operations. You do not need to fear them if you belong to Jesus Christ, because greater is Jesus in you than the forces of darkness attacking you from the outside.
Some people will teach you to ignore the devil and demons as if they do not exist. They may even ask you never to mention their name but focus on God only. This is an extreme. Some other people fall into another extreme, when all they see in every event of their lives is Satan, never God. The Bible did not go to either extreme but presents enough information on the operations of darkness to enable us define our relationship with the gates of hell. If Satan can get you to believe he does not exist, he will be very happy. He will be operating underground while people will be looking for whom to blame, particularly Gods.
“And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD” (Job 1:21). Job believed that good and bad proceed from God. So he wrongly accused God of taking the lives of 10 children as well as destroying his business empire. But James says in James 1:13, “Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempts He any man.” God is not a tempter, Satan is. It was not God who attacked Job, Satan did. Many believers still blame God for their woes but that is false accusation. If you have lost a blessing, it is not God. It is either out of your carelessness or through satanic spiritual thieves. God is not a thief. Even when God allows you to go through a trial of faith, He only gives Satan the permission and the limits but God is not the one who attacks. During such a period like Job’s case, God waits for you to overcome Satan so that He can multiply what Satan stole. Stop accusing God falsely today!
MEMORIZE: JAMES
1:13 –Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be
tempted with evil, neither tempts He any man.
