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Satan Would Ask A Favor of You
He Would Appreciate Your Compliance
by Pastor John Hamel
“And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the
angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist
him. And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke
thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee…”
(Zechariah 3:1-2)
Satan would like to
ask a favor of you. He would like you to please believe that he doesn’t exist, in spite of what the Bible
teaches. He would appreciate it if you would please oblige him and
not Almighty God. Nothing would give him a greater thrill than for you
to choose the lie of Evolution over the truth of
Creation. He desires for you to mock
the very idea of “evil” whether it is evil spirits or evil empires.
He particularly appreciates the cults, false religions
and make-believe disciplines of the world that dismiss the
idea of his existence as “archaic” and “nonsensical.”
The Bible is
clear. All who oblige him by denying his existence do so because
they’re directly under his influence and are being deceived by him. The Bible calls those who deny his
existence his children.
He is ... “the
prince of the power of the air [Satan], the spirit that now works in the
children of disobedience.” (Ephesians 2:2)
There is a saying;
“Deceived people don’t know they’re deceived because they’re
deceived.” Have you been believing Satan’s
lie that says, “He doesn’t exist. There’s no such thing as good and evil. It’s just not that simple”?
Again the Bible is clear. Satan does indeed exist. He started
out in Heaven leading worship before the Throne of
God. (Ezekiel 28:13-15) To make a long story short, he became
prideful and foolishly attempted a coup against Almighty God.
“For thou hast said
in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will
exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of
the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the
heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the
pit.” (Isaiah 14:13-15)
He took a whipping,
of course, and got the boot with a capital “B”. When God gives you
the “Boot,” you’re sore for Eternity.
Jesus told His disciples… “I beheld Satan as lightning fall from
heaven.” (Luke 10:18)
At the time of
Satan being thrown out of Heaven, all of his co-conspirators were given the
heave-ho, as well.
“And the great
dragon was cast out…the Devil, and Satan, which deceives the whole world:
he was cast out into the earth, and his angels…with him.” (Revelation 12:9)
Did you notice what
that verse just revealed? Satan and his fallen
angels are in the Earth now and their job is to deceive you into
believing in their “non-existence.” All who don’t believe Satan and
demons exist in the Earth today are under their delusion! That’s
something to think about. Jesus said Satan is a lying, deceiving
thief who has come to take everything you have and then blame God for all your problems.
“The thief [Satan]
cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that
they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” (John
10:10)
Jesus also said
that you could pray and be instantly delivered from Satan’s deception and destruction. (Matthew 6:13)
Simply pray, “Jesus, thanks for opening my eyes to Satan’s
delusion. I choose You as my Savior and ask
You to free me from any further entanglement
with evil. Tell me the one primary thing You want me to do with my
life and I’ll do it with all my heart.” (Romans
10:13)
If you prayed that
prayer, you need never fear Satan again. He fears you now. He
knows he’s been utterly defeated by your new Master.
(Colossians 2:15; Hebrews 2:14,15) He knows you’re free. Free to take the Name of Jesus and rip him right up the middle with
it.
“If the Son
therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” (John 8:36)
Be Blessed ... John
and Barbara Hamel
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