SATAN’S MEETING
Satan
called a worldwide convention of demons. In his opening address he said, “We can’t keep Christians from going to
church. We can’t keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth. We
can’t even keep them from forming an intimate relationship with their Saviour.
Once they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken.”
“So
let them go to their churches; let them have their covered dish dinners, BUT steal their time, so they don’t have
time to develop a relationship with Jesus Christ...
“This
is what I want you to do,” said the devil: “Distract
them from gaining hold of their Saviour and maintaining that vital connection
throughout their day!”
“How shall
we do this?” his demons shouted.
“Keep them busy in the non-essentials of
life and invent innumerable schemes to occupy their minds,” he answered. “Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, and
borrow, borrow, borrow. Persuade wives to go to work for long hours and the
husbands to work 6-7 days each
week, 10-12 hours a day, so they can afford their empty lifestyles. Keep them
from spending time with their children. As their families fragment, soon, their
homes will offer no escape from the pressures of work!
“Over stimulate their minds so that they
cannot hear that still, small voice. Entice them to play the radio or cassette
player whenever they drive, to keep the TV VCR, CDs and their PCs going
constantly in their homes and see to it that every store and restaurant in the
world plays non-biblical music constantly. This will jam their minds and break
that union with Christ.
“Fill the coffee tables with magazines and
newspapers. Pound their minds with the news 24 hours a day. Invade their
driving moments with billboards. Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, mail
order catalogues, sweepstakes, and every kind of newsletter and promotional
offering free products, services and false hopes.
“Keep skinny, beautiful models on the magazines
and TV so their husbands will believe that outward beauty is what’s important,
and
“Give them Santa Claus to distract them from
teaching their children the real meaning of Christmas. Give them an Easter
bunny so they won’t talk of His resurrection and power over sin and death.
“Even in their recreation, let them be
excessive. Have them return from their recreation exhausted. Keep them too busy
to go out in nature and reflect on God’s creation. Send them to amusement
parks, sporting events, plays, concerts, and movies instead.
“Keep them
busy, busy, busy! And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in
gossip and small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences. Crowd their lives with so many good causes
they have no time to seek power from Jesus. Soon they will be working in their
own strength, sacrificing their health and family for the good of the cause. It will work! It will work!”
It was
quite a plan! The demons went eagerly to their assignments causing Christians
everywhere to get busier and more rushed, going here and there, having little
time for their God or their families, having no time to tell others about the
power of Jesus to change lives. I guess the question is, has the devil been successful in his schemes? You be the judge!
Does
“BUSY” mean B-eing
U-nder
S-atan’s
Y-oke?
Are you too BUSY?
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from
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“…Day by
day we have to fight the battle of discouragement in the fight of faith. Discouragement is principally self-preoccupation. A man is discouraged because he has turned
his eyes inward and he evaluates all things in terms of himself. He sees every situation in its effect upon
him personally and being totally occupied with himself, he is easily
discouraged because he knows he is inadequate for any situation…As soon as the
believer is no longer occupied with Jesus Christ but becomes occupied with
himself, he is ready prey for Satan’s best tool ~ discouragement.”
J.
D. Pentecost