We are up against far more than we can handle on our own.
We are in a war. A war that we cannot view with human eyes. A war against the principalities and powers of the unseen world.
The devil hates you. His entire goal and fueling passion in life is to bring you down. He wants to bring you as far from God as possible and to keep you in that place as long as possible.
If you have yet to believe in Jesus Christ, he is pleased. He desires for you to die in this state of unbelief so that he can own you, in his dark, lonely place of pain for all of eternity.
If you are a believer in Christ and his saving work on the cross and resurrection from the dead, you have displeased him. He is not able to retrieve your soul because it has already been bought and redeemed by the blood of Christ, but he is able to distract you, to tempt you, and to cause you to be unsuccessful in the goals and purposes for which you were designed, which are bringing glory to God and seeing other people worship God through sharing with them about Jesus.
The devil is a prowling lion who is seeking to destroy you, but most of the time he doesn’t crawl around the world dressed as a lion. He likes to disguise himself, to dress in a way that makes it very difficult at times to see the difference between him and the truth. He inspired cults that look very much like truth on many different angles, throwing in enough lies to keep its members deceived enough so that they are unable to enter into relationship with Christ without outside intervention. He also works at providing appealing sinful avenues that he can use to lure you away from what God has for you, sexually perverse activities, desiring for wealth, clawing for power… the list goes on forever.
But don’t lose heart. There is a way out of the devil’s clutches. Without God, we are the devil’s children, born in sin and walking directly toward his Godless eternity of continual, unspeakable pain. But in this darkness, the light of God burns brightly, burning away the pain, loneliness, and hopelessness with his truth and love. God sent, Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, to this earth to set the captives free, to bring those drowning in the darkness into a place of forgiveness and peace. Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved. The Bible promises. He is waiting with arms outstretched, ready to forgive every sin that you have ever committed and every sin that you haven’t even thought to commit in the future.
Once you are forgiven, your eternity with God in Heaven is secure. However, the devil and his angels will continue to work at making you ineffective for God and his kingdom. To avoid these dangerous pitfalls, you must cling to his Word on a daily basis, fellowship with other believers, and pray continually to God your Father.
Learn what your weaknesses are. These are the areas that you will most likely be targeted in. Surrender these areas to God on a daily basis and establish an accountability network with other believers so that you can grow towards God and not towards his enemies. The Battle has already been won. God is the victorious one so fight boldly and bring as many to the winning side as you can!
God loves you and Good luck!
We are in a war. A war that we cannot view with human eyes. A war against the principalities and powers of the unseen world.
The devil hates you. His entire goal and fueling passion in life is to bring you down. He wants to bring you as far from God as possible and to keep you in that place as long as possible.
If you have yet to believe in Jesus Christ, he is pleased. He desires for you to die in this state of unbelief so that he can own you, in his dark, lonely place of pain for all of eternity.
If you are a believer in Christ and his saving work on the cross and resurrection from the dead, you have displeased him. He is not able to retrieve your soul because it has already been bought and redeemed by the blood of Christ, but he is able to distract you, to tempt you, and to cause you to be unsuccessful in the goals and purposes for which you were designed, which are bringing glory to God and seeing other people worship God through sharing with them about Jesus.
The devil is a prowling lion who is seeking to destroy you, but most of the time he doesn’t crawl around the world dressed as a lion. He likes to disguise himself, to dress in a way that makes it very difficult at times to see the difference between him and the truth. He inspired cults that look very much like truth on many different angles, throwing in enough lies to keep its members deceived enough so that they are unable to enter into relationship with Christ without outside intervention. He also works at providing appealing sinful avenues that he can use to lure you away from what God has for you, sexually perverse activities, desiring for wealth, clawing for power… the list goes on forever.
But don’t lose heart. There is a way out of the devil’s clutches. Without God, we are the devil’s children, born in sin and walking directly toward his Godless eternity of continual, unspeakable pain. But in this darkness, the light of God burns brightly, burning away the pain, loneliness, and hopelessness with his truth and love. God sent, Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, to this earth to set the captives free, to bring those drowning in the darkness into a place of forgiveness and peace. Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved. The Bible promises. He is waiting with arms outstretched, ready to forgive every sin that you have ever committed and every sin that you haven’t even thought to commit in the future.
Once you are forgiven, your eternity with God in Heaven is secure. However, the devil and his angels will continue to work at making you ineffective for God and his kingdom. To avoid these dangerous pitfalls, you must cling to his Word on a daily basis, fellowship with other believers, and pray continually to God your Father.
Learn what your weaknesses are. These are the areas that you will most likely be targeted in. Surrender these areas to God on a daily basis and establish an accountability network with other believers so that you can grow towards God and not towards his enemies. The Battle has already been won. God is the victorious one so fight boldly and bring as many to the winning side as you can!
God loves you and Good luck!
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