Of all the pleasures in my life one of them, is to sit by our church’s water display and think about God.One day I was wondering as to why satan did not see our Lord’s death on the cross and resurrection coming?
A thought came to me, which stated “it is because he can not tell the future”.
This led me to more thoughts about the power of God and satan’s war for souls?
I understand the difference between heaven and hell and I believe and know that through Jesus Christ our Lord I have been saved from such a fate by my belief in Him.
In my younger days a Rolling Stone song “Sympathy for the devil” haunted me with these lines:
“Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name, oh yeah
Ah, what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game?”
Not that I get many biblical references from rock songs, but one can not help to be affected from moments that come to your attention through daily events.
Still the question nagged me as to “Is the nature of my game?” part of these lyrics.
In Job 1:12 the Lord said to satan “See, I give all he has into your hands, only do not put a finger on the man himself. And satan went out from before the Lord”.
This means that all of satan’s power comes from our Lord God, whose purpose I do not know yet.
God who made all of us and all things and by God, satan was cast out of heaven. Ezekiel 28:12-17
Another thought, informed me that all of satan’s evil is only shadows and wisps of smoke, basically illusions.
Illusions that have inspired the likes of, Adolf Hitler, Pol Pot, Jeffrey Dahmer and child pedophiles and murderers to give only a few examples of followers of the 7 deadly sins. Proverbs 6:16-19.
Satan uses Illusions to entice us into doing vile things. It is man who makes evil reality and by doing so, assists satan in the mocking of God!
Even simple every day acts of cruelty and lies carried out by us are just as sinful as the murder of 6 million people or helpless children.
Proverbs 6:16-19
16. There are six things the LORD hates,
seven that are detestable to him:
17. haughty eyes,
a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
18. a heart that devises wicked schemes,
feet that are quick to rush into evil,
19. a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up dissension in the community.
So my advice to you my sisters and brothers is to be very, very careful as to what thoughts you put into practice.
For as the song says “Ah, what's puzzling you, Is the nature of my game?”
Take heed, as you can easily and inadvertently assist satan in the mocking of God!
By Richard Abbenbroek...
It’s one thing to know there is a God; it’s quite another to know the God who is.
As I am before God, mere "Writings in Dust"...
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