Thursday, October 12, 2006
.: Satan knows the Scripture WELL! :.
thank God for today English lesson!
it's wonderful.
i had a great time=))
hahas.
Mr Barton is so cute!
he's so funny.
hehes.
thank God for both my spiritually and earthly parents.
yes! it's me AGAIN!
hehes.
the cute and adorable girl,
miss jessica!
*wink wink* ;))
hahas.
actually wanted to post yesterday.
but i just can't log in.
arrgh! hahas. bLehs=P
alrights.
today, i want to share with everyone my quiet time with God.
yups. but before i begin, i want to ask you something.
Do you know the Word of God WELL?
well, if you don't, then are you aware that
Mr SA-Tan knows the Scripture WELL?! whoa!
yes. satan knows the Word of God WELL.
let's turn our bibles to Psalm 91:11-12.
it says," for He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
they will lift you up so that you will not strike your foot against a stone."
for the benefit of those who do not have a student bible,
it explains that about satan and bible in verse 12.
it is stated in the guide of the student bible that satan knows the Scripture.
he (satan) quoted this promise to Jesus when tempting Him to spiritual arrogance.
however, Jesus recognised that satan had twisted its meaning.
in Matthew 4:6, satan tried to use this promise (Psalm 91:11-12) of Scripture,
and twisted its meaning to tempt Jesus.
it says, "if you are the Son of God,” he (satan) said, "throw yourself down. for it is written: 'He will command His angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in the hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.' "
many times, we are also easily drawn into the lies of the devil, who is capable of twisting God's promise to us. especially in times of trials when we are the most vulnerable to satan. be it family problems etc. we can be deceived by the devil EASILY, brain-washing us. we will found ourselves drawing away from God slowly and hearing 'funny' voices, " see, if God really loves you, He would not allow you to go through this!" soon, quiet time starts to be irregular, no interest in reading bible, and most importantly, we would stop PRAYING. we find ourselves feeling lost, our hearts harden.
however, i have got good news for you! ;))
God is a God of Goodness, remember?
hehes.
we can protect ourselves from the devil's lies by::
#1. spend time with God REGULARLY - our quiet time
- God is passionate about His relationship with you.
- He longs to be known by you.
- He yearns or us. to yearn means to ‘long for intensely’
- spending time with God would draw us closer to Him, knowing Him better.
- allows Him to speak to you.
#2. read the Bible REGUALRLY - the Word of Truth
- doing quiet time alone is NOT enough. we must also read the Bible.
- in order to protect ourselves from the lies, we MUST know the Scripture as
WELL as or even BETTER than satan, just like Jesus who know the Father in
Heaven WELL.
-read Bible to gain knowledge and learn lessons from it.
- useful in prayers---can use the promises of God to rebuke the devil if he tries to
deceive us.
#3. PRAYING - powerful weapon.
- pray the Jabez prayer!
- ask God to place His hands upon you and that He will keep you away FROM the
devils!
- ask God to help you to guard you heart and mind. why? hahas. satan loves to
destroy us by making our hearts and minds think wrongly.
yups.
hehes.
Psalm 91 encourages us to REST in God and not TEST God.
which means, in darkness, all the more we should LET God.
the word 'let' in dictionary means to ' leave everything up'.
indeed. we should LET God.
we should trust Him instead of worrying.
worrying will only give satan a chance to seize you!
God can handle.
plus He has given us an invitation.(see Matthew 11:28-30)
some of us like to test God.
"when?" you ask.
when you see things that fascinate you!
and you will tell God, "God if You are real, i pray that you will bless me with this!"
(asking God for all your wants)
if God didn't, many will tell God that He's not real.
we, in turn, are LETTING satan.
to sum it up, we need to have a strong foundation of His words,
know the Bible WELL to protect ourselves.
ask God for forgiveness if you have been drawn into the devil's lies.
trust me. God will forgive you for i have experienced it myself!;))
God has assured me again in Psalm 103:8.
Praise God!
instead of telling you that God loves you, my spiritual father, Guanghan, will say,
"Satan HATES you!"
P.S: thanks gege for all your encouraging messages! thanks a lot! love ya!=))
jessica=))
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