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."
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