October Devotions

26 Oct 2017

Divine weapons of warfare

2 Corinthians 10:4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.

Many think that what we see with our eyes and what we can touch or hear or feel are the only things that exist. But there is much more beyond what our eye can see or our hands can touch or what our ears can hear. And it is the spiritual realm. What happens in the spiritual realm we cannot see or hear but it sure does exist. Bible gives us many glimpses of what happens in spiritual realm for certain actions on earth. Like when Daniel prayed the allies of Satan stopped archangel from delivering the answer to him Daniel 10:12-13, then there is this instance where there is joy before the angels of God in heaven when one sinner repents Luke 15:10. Like these there are many more mentions of spiritual realm in the Bible.

When there is a strife or a conflict or a fight, we should pause and think that it is not the other person who is doing it or causing harm to us but it is the evil one who is influencing them to act in that way. Apostle Paul mentioned this clearly in Ephesians 6:12, For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. That's why it is important for a child of God to understand what really is happening rather than what appears to be happening. 

It is not just with strife with others, if in your life you are going through failure inspite of repeated efforts to stand firm, child of God may be it is time to stop fighting in the strength of your flesh and start using weapons of warfare which have divine power to bring down the strongholds of the evil one. God has already given us a provision to do it. In  Ephesians 6:11-18 apostle Paul mentions about putting on the armor of God. Put on the helmet of salvation to guard your thoughts, breastplate of righteousness to guard your emotions and feelings, girdle of truth to see the things the way they are not as they appear, feet shod with the preparation of gospel of peace so that where ever you go you may be a peace maker. Shield of faith to protect yourself from the fiery darts of the enemy and sword of the spirit, Gods living word as a weapon to both defend ourselves and fight. Put on the whole armor of God before you get out of the bed every morning and Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7. And for those of you who think your life is going smooth Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith.1 Peter 5:8 -9

At the same time please remember, devil is a defeated foe, he knows his time is very short that's why he is trying to take as many with him as possible to the lake of fire. Thats why we, the children of God should gird ourselves with the armor of God and pray not just for ourselves and our loved ones but also for those who are perishing that they also may come under the mighty protection of our Almighty God.

9 Oct 2017

Not Condemned

John 3:18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

Many people argue that it is so unfair for such a loving God to send people to hell. But is it? Is it really God who is sending people to hell? To answer that let us look at today's verse, it so clearly mentions that whoever does not believe in Jesus they are already condemned. So it is not about God sending people to hell, it is the people who are making that choice. In fact in order for people to not go to hell God made a provision of sending His only son into this world that who ever believes in Him shall have eternal life ( v 16). So either you believe in Jesus and go to heaven to be with Him forever or deny Him and end up in eternal fire where worm does not die and fire is not quenched ( Mark 9:48). The choice is yours to make.

Also the reason many people do not accept Jesus is not because they do not trust in His divinity but because they are afraid that once they come under the light their evil deeds will be exposed and that they will have to leave their wicked ways ( v 19-20). Dear reader please think is it worth it to live a wicked life of pleasure on this earth and end up in hell or accept Jesus even if we have to live a life of suffering and pain here on earth but enter heaven to be with the Lord. The choice is yours to make.

Lastly either you accept it or not, the truth remains. And the truth is that Jesus is God and He is the only way to heaven. He came into this world to die for sinners like us and He is going to come back one day to rule the world along with His children who placed their trust in Him. On the day He returns every knee will bow and every tongue confess He is Lord. Do you want be with the group who will rule the world along with Jesus or you want to be with the group who has to go through tribulations. The choice is yours to make.

I pray and hope that you will make a wise choice today.