Tag: Repent

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Satan is after Your Soul

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Consider how precious a soul must be, when both God and the devil are after it.” Charles Spurgeon

Where would you spend eternity?

templeThe enemy (Satan) isn’t after your business. He isn’t after your family, neither is he after any physical thing you own. Satan is after your Soul. He knows that you came from your mother’s womb naked and you will leave the same. Therefore what matters most to him is your soul.

When your days on earth are over, and your soul leaves the body, where would your soul be? Would it be in eternity with God, or Satan? 

Nothing really matters to God than the soul for whom Jesus came to die. John 3:16 says “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

Consider how precious your soul is that God will sacrifice Jesus to save you from His wrath that is coming upon the earth. Jesus is preparing a resting place for your soul. But the question is would He come to meet you prepared/ready?

The Enemy’s purpose:

Satan, on the other hand, doesn’t want to face God’s wrath alone so he is trying to win as many souls as possible, with the help from his demons and people who have availed themselves to be used by him. Why do we see many false prophets today? Many wolves have clothed themselves with sheep skin and luring innocent people onto the broad way that leads to destruction.

The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. (‭John‬ ‭10‬:‭10‬ AMP)

Satan knows what you desires, and he is aware of your greatest fear. As a result, he attacks you in the way(s) that will shift your focus from God. He seeks to destroy your love for God. When you take three people for instance, Satan will attack the first one’s family, the second one’s job, and the last one’s properties. He works in various ways but his mission is to make God’s children doubt God’s love for them and to destroy their relationship with God.

What you should look out for:

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passes away, and the lust thereof: but he that does the will of God stays for ever. (1 John 2:15-17)

Satan can also add up to what you have through evil ways which may be right in your sight. You may say “Well, everyone is doing it. It is normal to steal, deceive, lie, cheat, etc to make money, or seek dark powers for money.” When He comes this way, remember what Jesus said that “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Mark 8:36, 37 KJV).

He can give you 1001 reasons through the books you read, movies you watch, songs you listen, people you listen to, etc to justify the desires of the flesh: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, etc. When he uses this way, remember that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God. (Galatians 5:19, NLT)

What you should do:

Satan is after your soul. However, he can’t touch you when you take delight in the things of God. That is when you allow your love for God to supersede everything you do. When you love God, you keep His commands. In that way, you dwell in the secret place of the Most High and Jesus holds you securely. You walk on the narrow road that leads to eternal life. When you are on the narrow road, your focus is  on Jesus and things of this world means nothing to you.

Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour. (‭1 Peter‬ ‭5‬:‭8‬ AMP)

If you are not sure of your position in Jesus, today is your day. Confess your sins to God and ask that Jesus cleanses you from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 (NLT) says that “if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.”

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People who conceal their sins will not prosper,
    but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy. (Proverbs 28:13, NLT)

I pray the Holy Spirit guides you, and protects your soul from the evil one in Jesus’ Name. Amen

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You Can’t Hide It From God

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20121030-083012.jpgWhat do you do when no one is watching? You may cover your sins that no one else would know but you cannot hide it from God.

Our God is Omnipresent and Omniscience. He is everywhere and He knows all things. His word says “our secret sins are in the light of His presence“. I believe sometimes He laughs when He sees us closing doors and windows trying cover the things we do. It is very funny because we cannot hide it from Him. In Acts 5, Ananias and Sapphira thought they were keeping a secret. Hardly did they know they were digging their own graves.

You cannot hide your sins from God.

Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account. (Hebrews 4:13, NIV)

What account are you going to give on the judgement day?

When Satan tempts you to close doors, windows, or run away to sin, remember that Nothing in all creation is hidden from His sight.

“He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9

Every person has got weight, and sin that easily beset him/her so Paul said “since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.” (Hebrews 12, NLT).

What are you hiding from the public?

What sin(s) is/are slowing you down from running your race?

I don’t have any idea but I will encourage you to tell it all to Jesus. He has the Power to save you today.

if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. (1 John 1:9, NLT)

A song writer once said that;

You cannot hide it from God

You may cover your sins that no one else would know

You cannot hide it from God

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Are You Eagerly Waiting for Jesus?

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Waiting at airportHe will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him. (Hebrews 9:28, NLT)

We live in societies where it is becoming difficult to distinguish between the good and the bad. It is easy for people to lie, cheat, insult, steal, commit sexual immorality, gossip in the 21 first century and not feel bad at all. People justify the wrong things they do with scriptures. I remember what an accounting lecturer told us in class that “There are 99 ways to hell but 1 way to Heaven”. Jesus put it this way “wide is the gate and spacious and broad is the way that leads away to destruction, and many are those who are entering through it.” (Matthew 7:13, AMP).

People can continue justifying their wrong doings but the truth is wrong is wrong even when everyone is doing it, and right is right even when nobody is doing it. One thing such people forget is that LIFE is a gift of trust. One day The Owner will come and each person will held accountable for what he/she does with his/her life.

God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad. (Ecclesiastes 12:14 NLT)

Jesus is coming at an hour you least expected. The scriptures say He is coming like a thief at night therefore keep watching so that He does not come to meet you unprepared. Its quite surprising that the focus of the church is shifting to how to live prosperous in a world that is reserved for fire. Less or no emphasis is placed on our readiness for the second coming of Jesus Christ but what shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul? 

“Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would not permit his house to be broken into. You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.” (Luke 12:39-40, NLT)

When you are eagerly waiting for christ, it means that you are very excited and interest (feeling strong and impatient desire) to remain in a state in which you expect or hope that Jesus Christ second coming will happen soon. In effect, you must be ready like a traveller (with his luggage) at the airport who is waiting for announcement to board his flight. Do not comform yourself to the customs of this world; others may sin but you cannot, others may gossip but you cannot, others may cheat but you cannot, others may lay for themselves treasures on this world but you cannot.

Friend Heaven is your home and Jesus is preparing your room for you. Do you not think that it will be disappointing that after He has prepared a place for you, he comes to see you unprepared? Let us therefore strip off everything that will prevent us from spending eternity with Jesus. JESUS IS COMING SOON.

Are you eagerly waiting for Him? If your answer is No or Maybe, then Repent from anything that is holding you back. Say this prayer

Lord Jesus, please forgive me for every wrong thing that i have committed. Jesus, You are the Son of God, and I believe that God raised you from the dead. Thank you for saving me today and giving me Grace to wait for your second coming. In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.

God bless you!