WHAT GOD EXPECTS FROM US - AND WHY!




FIRST OF ALL:

 

GOD IS:

SPIRIT; HOLY (never been touched by sin)

ETERNAL (He has always existed)

INFINITE (without limits except when He limits Himself by His Word)

OMNIPRESENT (everywhere at once)

OMNISCIENT (all-knowing)

OMNIPOTENT (all mighty)

TRUTH (never, ever lies)

JUST; RIGHTEOUS, LIFE (He isn’t just ‘alive’; He IS life!)

UNCHANGEABLE; SOVEREIGN (absolute, supreme ruler)


Satan is:

a liar; murderer; sower of discord; adversary; cunning; wicked; malignant - totally evil;

cowardly; a tempter; thief; without principles; proud; deceitful; fierce and cruel; aggressive; a destroyer

He is NOT everywhere - all the time! He is the arch enemy of every created human being; and he has hoards of demonic entities sent out to do his bidding.


YOU have been given a choice to make.

 

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Listen to this Scripture:


Deu 30:19 (NKJV) "I CALL HEAVEN AND EARTH AS WITNESSES TODAY AGAINST YOU, THAT I HAVE SET BEFORE YOU LIFE AND DEATH, BLESSING AND CURSING; THEREFORE CHOOSE LIFE, THAT BOTH YOU AND YOUR DESCENDANTS MAY LIVE;


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God wants to turn us into spiritual dynamos that stand up to Satan, the bully of the universe, and tell him he can’t take advantage of us!

          Listen as Jesus tells us how we are to live now that He has defeated the Enemy:

Mark 16:17-18 (NKJV) "AND THESE SIGNS WILL FOLLOW THOSE WHO BELIEVE: IN MY NAME THEY WILL CAST OUT DEMONS; THEY WILL SPEAK WITH NEW TONGUES; 18 "THEY WILL TAKE UP SERPENTS; AND IF THEY DRINK ANYTHING DEADLY, IT WILL BY NO MEANS HURT THEM; THEY WILL LAY HANDS ON THE SICK, AND THEY WILL RECOVER."

          This is not to say that you will be LOOKING for demons to attack! It simply means that you will be able to nail them in their tracks when they pop their heads up and, as a result, live a victorious Christian life. Remember: BELIEVE: Because Emanuel Lives, I Expect Victory Every time, Every day, in Every way! Satan will “try” to enforce his plan on you —BUT—USE THE WEAPONS OF WARFARE TO BRING ABOUT GODLY RESULTS IN YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES!



          We know that “GOD HAS NOT GIVEN US A SPIRIT OF FEAR, BUT OF LOVE AND OF POWER AND OF A SOUND MIND.” 2 Timothy 1:7

          That’s what we want! We want to be “....MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH HIM THAT LOVED US” Romans 8:37


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The Bible speaks plainly about the invisible barriers that are hidden to the unlearned through “types” and “shadows”. The information is there; but it must be sought out, prayed about and discerned in order to obtain the freedom from the result of these forces.

          Usually, people are happy to accept the “blessings” aspect of Deuteronomy 28. They’re valid, and everybody wants to jump on that bandwagon and ‘claim’ the blessing ---- so do I!! But many times, these same people are skeptical about curses which they associate with superstitious practices from the Dark Ages.

 

          Exodus, chapter 14 gives important truths for being successful. Our God ALWAYS gives instructions for success - BUT - He is “Just” as well as Merciful. So: if you don’t follow the instructions, you can’t expect successful results!

 

Six indications of demonic activity in operation:

          1. Mental and or emotional breakdown

          2. Hereditary life-threatening illnesses

          3. Breakdown of marriage and family alienation

          4. Continuing financial insufficiency

          5. Being “accident” prone

          6. A history of suicides and unnatural or untimely deaths


          Now these conditions by themselves don’t necessarily indicate a curse is in operation. In fact, the Holy Spirit, Himself, ultimately provides an absolute revelation on the matter. But when several of these problems are present - or when they recur repeatedly, the probability of a curse increases proportionately.

          They are “symptoms” only! You have to prayerfully and diligently seek the Lord for revelation concerning your circumstances. BUT SOME THINGS DON’T HAVE TO BE FIGURED OUT BY ROCKET SCIENCE!

          For instance: CONSTANT ‘confusion’ and UNCONTROLLABLE ‘depression’ are key words that ALMOST INVARIABLY have their roots in a demonic attack. I’m saying check on the “legal ground” that has ensued because of some open doors! Why do demons continue to stay and plague an individual EVEN though they’ve constantly asked the Lord’s forgiveness - AND HAVE RECEIVED - forgiveness? BECAUSE DEMONS HAVE THE “LEGAL” RIGHT TO STAY AND HARASS YOU UNTIL THE STRONGHOLD HAS BEEN PROPERLY DEALT WITH!


          There are eternal, unchanging laws that operate in our lives. Proverbs 26:2 says: A CURSE WITHOUT A CAUSE SHALL NOT ALIGHT. This silences the nagging question: “Why do things like this always happen to me?


          So now we come to this place:

                     1. REPENT. 2. REVOKE 3. REPLACE

1. REPENT: Ask God to forgive you for all sin, in Jesus’ Name

2. REVOKE Command every ungodly spirit in operation to leave you in the Name of Jesus

3. REPLACE: Ask the Spirit of God to take up residence in this now-clean vessel.


Listen: The spirit is that part of the human personality that was directly in-breathed by God at creation! It is, therefore, capable of direct UNION and COMMUNION with the Creator! 1 CORINTHIANS 6:17: “HE WHO IS JOINED TO THE LORD IS ONE SPIRIT WITH HIM.” It would not be correct to say we are “one soul” with Him.

          At the ‘fall’, as a result of man’s disobedience, his spirit was cut off from God, and at the same time his soul began to express itself independently of his spirit. This new, disjointed relationship was both the consequence and the expression of man’s rebellion against God.

          The word Soulish is an indication of the activity of man’s soul when it is out of its proper relationship to his spirit. It describes a condition that is contrary to God’s highest will! So, we pray: Psa 51:10 (NKJV) CREATE IN ME A CLEAN HEART, O GOD, AND RENEW A STEADFAST SPIRIT WITHIN ME. Why do we ask for a clean ‘heart’ instead of a superior ‘mind’? Because God deals with us through our “Knowers” - our “Hearts”! Yes - we have flesh and blood bodies; and yes, we use our minds to act and react in our daily circumstances. But your “mind” deals with the soulish area of your existence; and your “heart” is where God administers His Divine purpose.

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NOW –


          Many Christians harm others by speaking wrongly among themselves about people. They’re still more shocked when confronted with the even greater harm they can cause when they speak wrongly about others in their prayers to God! Prov 28:9 (NKJV) ONE WHO TURNS AWAY HIS EAR FROM HEARING THE LAW, EVEN HIS PRAYER IS AN ABOMINATION.




Bottom Line: WE CAN’T KEEP DOING THE WRONG THING AND EXPECT GOD TO BLESS US!

                     WE CAN’T CONTINUE TO MISDIRECT, MISQUOTE AND MISUSE THE WORD OF GOD AND THINK HE’S GOING TO DEAL GENEROUSLY WITH US ANYWAY!

                     WE CAN’T COMPROMISE! WE CAN’T USE IGNORANCE AS AN EXCUSE!

                     THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO DO THINGS AND BE SUCCESSFUL: THE “GOD” WAY!

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Isa 1:18-20 (NKJV) "COME NOW, AND LET US REASON TOGETHER," SAYS THE LORD, "THOUGH YOUR SINS ARE LIKE SCARLET, THEY SHALL BE AS WHITE AS SNOW; THOUGH THEY ARE RED LIKE CRIMSON, THEY SHALL BE AS WOOL. 19 IF YOU ARE WILLING AND OBEDIENT, YOU SHALL EAT THE GOOD OF THE LAND; 20 BUT IF YOU REFUSE AND REBEL, YOU SHALL BE DEVOURED BY THE SWORD"; FOR THE MOUTH OF THE LORD HAS SPOKEN.


So, there you have it:

Josh 24:15 (NKJV) "And IF IT SEEMS EVIL TO YOU TO SERVE THE LORD, CHOOSE FOR YOURSELVES THIS DAY WHOM YOU WILL SERVE, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.BUT AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD."