Kingdom Secrets! 6

The plot thickens. Angels move in on the
scene and there is much joy in what is being preached. The good news of the
gospel of grace and the forgiveness of sin is awesome. There is a vibe in the
air. God is great, life is good. Let’s do this. Let’s get out there and let the
glory fall!

Wow, church was just awesome today! That
sermon really touched my heart! Satan was definitely not able to steal that
word! This is going to transform my life!

Have you ever experienced those happy
moments where you have heard a sermon or song, or read it in the Bible or a
book, and your heart just lights up with joy and expectation? This is good and
should happen all the time. Jesus has been sowing again, drawing you closer to
Him, calling you, wooing you.

Joy is always a sure sign that
you have just heard Jesus speak. Joy comes directly from the presence of the
Lord for, “in the presence of the Lord there is joy, and the joy of the Lord is
your strength.” Joy is VERY destructive to Satan and his plans. Joy releases
heaven. It is explosive. It is dangerous!

Satan and demons know this. They just lost
round one in that they could not steal the Word from you. They may hesitate,
but they are not quitting yet. They are fully aware of the seeds of faith that
have just been planted in your heart. They can see them. They must stop them
from becoming productive. Are you a threat? Maybe, maybe not. Must put this to
the test.

“Get X to tell Y that they are a weak!
Anyone that needs Jesus is weak! Besides didn’t Y just loose their temper! What
kind of Christian are they anyway! …” Before long there is an argument and Y
walks away feeling guilty and broken because of the persecution they just
endured for loving Jesus. X was right. Y did sin, and Y did loose their temper
and Y does have a problem with z (some or other sins).

Before long Y, feeling down and dejected, begins
to question God’s love for them. Guilt for not being a good Christian arises in
their heart and before long condemnatory thoughts flood their soul. And “Poof!”
they joy is gone and the Word defeated.

This is a scenario that happens in all of
us. We get excited about the Lord and then someone gets on our case and we
fight back. Instead of recognising that we are under attack because of the very
Word that made us happy, and going back to that same Word to let it encourage
us, we withdraw ourselves from God and allow the spirit of satan to fill us
will guilt and condemnation. After a while we cannot even remember what got us
excited in the first place. Satan’s second strategy was successful.

I want you to notice something. Satan
does not attack you because you sinned or did something wrong. He attacks you
because you heard the voice of Jesus. Jesus’ voice is the most fearful
and destructive thing in Satan’s world and it terrifies him. The only weapons
he has to defeat Christ’s voice within you is some or other outward or natural
circumstance to get your attention off Jesus and back onto yourself. As soon as
you become self-focused again his arrows of doubt, guilt and condemnation will
find a place to hurt you within your own heart and soul.

Also notice, Satan’s intent is always to
get you into some or other position where you feel and believe you are not good
enough before God, or that God is displeased with you. He will try convince you
that you are not or cannot be forgiven for what you have done. You just have to
“be better” next time.

Forget it! How can you do better
than Jesus? He shed His blood on the cross, died and rose again, to purify YOU
from all sin, once and for all! He dealt with everything! Everything is
forgiven. If you want to defeat Satan, you have to come into the position of
knowing that you are forgiven. This is the joy of your salvation – the
forgiveness of sin!

1
John 2:12 I remind, you dear children: your sins
have been permanently removed because of the power of His name! (TPT)

Hebrews
Chapter 10

To be continued …

Have a wonderful day! 😊

Yvonne

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Through God Enchantment, I write about the places where faith meets wonder and Scripture becomes alive in the everyday.
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