Recovered In Christ

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

I had no idea how I was created. I had no idea where I would go when I died. I had no idea why it is or how I was on a planet filled with life surrounded by vast endless space and yet I was so close minded to anything that seemed “far fetched”. Being alive and conscious and on this planet is actually far fetched if you really think about it!.

I snickered and rolled my eyes at people who wanted me to believe something about a man who lived 2 thousand years ago – and yet I accepted theories from other men about things that apparently happened 65 million years ago.

And I was indoctrinated by them to believe it wasn’t “theory”, it was fact!

They too had no idea where they came from and where they are going – we all just continued to walk in darkness, focusing on the little we did know and avoiding how much we didn’t know! We catalogued the creation and called it science or added a twist of the spiritual to it and called it “my own understanding of God”. Some flaky but all powerful force that was more of a philosophical machination than anything close to the truth of who God is.

But I put aside my own understanding and began to seek this man who said “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life…even if I do bear witness about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.” (John 8: 12-14)

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Thursday, March 29th, 2012

God challenges, disciplines and convicts – but he never accuses or oppresses! Ever!

“I command every single thought and intention coming at me not of CHRIST to be dismissed. I cover and seal my mind and emotions shut from the onslaught of the Enemy in the Name of Jesus Christ.”
“I refuse every insinuation, influence or suggestion from the Devil and his minions. I will OBEY only the Voice and the Word of my Lord and Savior – who NEVER accuses or depresses” Amen.

THE EXORCISM OF EVIL SPIRITS CONTRASTED WITH CHRIST’S POWER OF WORD

How striking to contrast all this with the calm authority of Christ, who needed no adjuration, or methods of exorcism, and no prolonged preparation of Himself ere dealing with a spirit-possessed man. “He cast out the spirits by a word,” “With authority and power He commandeth . . and they obey Him,” was the wondering testimony of the awe-struck people; and the testimony, too, of the seventy sent forth by Him to use the authority of His Name, as they found the spirits subject to them, even as they were to their Lord (Luke 10: 17-20).

“‘They obey Him,” said the people. “They”–the evil spirits whom the people knew to be real identities governed by Beelzebub, their prince (Matt. 12: 24- 27). The complete mastery of the Lord over the demons, compelled the leaders to find some way of explaining His authority over them, and so by that subtle influence of Satan–with which all who have had insight into his devices are familiar–they suddenly charge the Lord with having Satanic power Himself, by saying “He casteth out demons through Beelzebub, the prince of the demons,” suggesting that Christ’s authority over evil spirits was derived from their chief and prince.

The reference to the kingdom of Satan, and his kingship was left uncontradicted by the Lord, who simply declared the truth in the face of Satan’s lie, that He cast out demons “by the finger of God,” and that Satan’s kingdom would soon fall were he to act against himself, and dislodge his emissaries from their place of retreat in human bodies, where alone they can achieve their greatest power, and do the greatest harm among men. That Satan does apparently fight against himself is true, but when he does so, it is with the purpose of covering some scheme for greater advantage to his kingdom. (Jessie Penn-Lewis; War On The Saints, Chapter 2)

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