A conversation...

Father, I need to talk with you.  My heart is very heavy and my spirit is very angry. You see, there is a demonic spirit that is going around touching the hearts and minds of those who are open to his influence. You know them Father, these are the ones that have been assign in authoritative positions. I must admit Father, that I’m finding it hard to follow what you said; “But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you” [Luke 6:27 NASB].

Now many lives that should still be here have gone on home to you, and there are many angry and broken families that are trying to make it day by day. Some are trying to fix a system that has been one sided for years. How can a mother’s heart not remember the day her child was placed in her arms and not ache because her child is deceased, and how can a father go day by day looking into the face of those who despise him because of the color of his skin? Knowing that his child is no more. Father, I just don’t understand please help me to do your will. I don’t want to fall into that darkness that seems to have capture so many already.

“Harken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people” (Isa. 51:4). My child, I hear your concern and your heart. “But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done; and there is no respect of persons” (Col.3:25).  For my Son came to save all “…they that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance” (Mark 2:17). So “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord” (Rom. 12:19).  Therefore, “I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you” (Luke 6:27-28). Finally, “therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head” (Rom. 12:20). So my child remember “let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love” (1 John 4:7-8).

Ok Father, as you will help me through this anger and hurt, I ask that you will please help all peoples to understand your love for them. I ask that you will forgive me for holding others in condemnation, cleans my heart and my mind as I place these into your hands, for you to do what you do. I now release them in the name of Jesus Christ your Son, amen.

NinaJ

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They know me to…

It seems that we are having to deal a lot with many evil spirits that have been unleashed in the world today. We see and recognize the hand of Satan and his demons in many lives that are open to his leading. The enemy recognizes the Christ in many of who are believers in Jesus and we are attacked because of who we love and trust in. Many of our sisters and brothers have been murdered for their belief and faith, many are still in areas where there is no freedom of religious expression of their faith.

The Bible gives us many examples of the power and authority of Christ over demons and evil spirits at a time when it seem to be a common recognition of those who walked contrary to everyone else. Looking at Mark, Jesus gave strict warning to evil spirits that possess some people in Mark 3:11-12, “And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.”  

Even the evil spirits knew that Jesus was the Son of God, but they refuse to turn from their destructive behavior; they did not want to let go of those they possessed; as is still today. Now Evil spirits or demons are ruled by Satan and their purpose is to kill, steal and destroy. To kill your future of hope, to steal your faith and to destroy any thought of salvation.

Another incident we see in Mark 1:21-26, there was a man in the Synagogue, the Temple, the House of God, who was possessed with an unclean spirit, he said to Jesus “let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth?... I know thee who thou are, the Holy One of God” (v. 24).  My question is “what was this demon doing in the Temple?” 

Throughout scripture we see that Jesus warned evil spirits not to reveal His true identity, because it not their duty to make known who He was and it was not in God’s plan that His identity be revealed through them. Jesus wanted to teach people about the kind of Messiah he really was – one who was far different than their expectations, who did not fit into their mold of the Messiah.

Christ kingdom is a spiritual one that begins with the overthrow of sin in people’s heart, and not with the over throw of governments, or political parties, or world issues – these will be dealt with by God.  Christ came to deal with the sin that is in our hearts, after all He tells us that “for out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: these are the things which defile a man…:” (Mat.15:19-20).  He sees the truth of what is deep within us and this is where He starts to deal with our issues of life. If we can see what He sees, many would be running to Him begging for Him to clean out their hearts, we would be seeking repentance as we seek for riches,  “…for He knows the secrets of the heart” (Ps.44:21).

I have heard many say “I have a good heart” but truth be told, “the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it” (Jer. 17:9). Christ came to help us to deal with truth and our hearts, along with giving us eternal life.  But if we are not willing to see our condition as God sees us; “…desperately wicked…” what hope do we have in obtaining eternal life? 

NinaJ

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