Some have in fact already turned away to follow Satan.
Billy Sunday said, "I know the devil
is real for two reasons: #1, because the Bible says so, and #2, because I’ve done business with him.”We have all ‘done business’
with the devil! There was only ever one man who lived and did not ‘do business’
with Satan, that was the man Jesus. Even when He was hungry and thirsty in the
wilderness, Jesus refused to do business with Satan. The fact that Satan was
able to use scripture when trying to tempt Christ meant nothing. Jesus was able
to reject the words quoted by quoting scripture back at him.
The only way we can hope to defeat the
devil is by knowing the word of God and we know that Jesus is the word of God.
This means we must learn all we can about Him, speak to Him when we are faced
with temptation. The New Testament teaches us about Jesus, but the Old
Testament also teaches us. The Old Testament prophets tell us about Jesus’
coming so many years ahead of His actual birth, so we can be sure of the truth
of it.
The problem today is that so many more
people are doing business with Satan, even to the extent of making changes to
words and meanings of the words of God. Even this was
prophesied in the Old Testament.
There was a ‘psychic’ visit to the complex
on Friday night, I was not there but tickets were sold out. Why is it that
people attend these soothsayers and believe what they are told yet cannot
believe the prophets of God? It does say in
Leviticus 19:31
‘“Do
not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them. I
am the Lord your God.
To be honest, I have no interest in knowing
what is going to happen, as long as God knows that’s good enough for me because I know I can trust
God’s plan.
Let us use this week to delve deeper than
ever into the word, to learn more about our Lord and our God, Jesus Christ.
Prayer
Lord Jesus, be with each of us, on our
personal journeys, to come ever closer to You. Help us not to depend on
anything but the inspired word of God to teach us what we need to know about
living in and with You. Lead us in the way You taught the disciples when You were
with them. Open our ears and hearts to hear and understand what You tell us.
Help us to let people see You by how we live and speak. We pray in Your own
precious name, amen.
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