The Climb

John 10:10 "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly."

Ephesians 6:10-12 "10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God,so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."

The devil wants to rob from us our very thought of what God brings. God has given us so much, but the devil wants to steal it from us, he wants to destroy our very trust that we have in God. The devil brings doubts, questions, he reminds us of our past, he reminds of things that were struggles in our lives and he reminds of how we may seem. It is written that God is there to bring us freedom from the very lies of the devil. It is so easy to give into the thoughts, the doubts, but God is freedom from the very thing that is used to destroy us. The devil tactics are there and are very real and powerful, but God is stronger and more powerful. God has given us freedom from the lies that are meant to destroy, but who are you going to listen to today?

The devil will say I are not worth it, but God created me, He chose me, He paid a price for me of death on the cross, you tell me if I am worth it? For God said I am, He sent His son Jesus Christ to save me from myself, why myself? That is the question, are we not our worst judges. Maybe instead of thinking of ourselves as the devil will have us believe, maybe we should change our perspective to what Jesus did for us today. 

Stop believing the lies of the enemy and start seeing why Jesus loves you. This reminds me of a song that I used to listen to 

by Carman 

"Revival in the Land"

Satan: Then I’ll come in like a flood
Demon: But they say the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against you.
Satan: Ooh
Demon: It’s written in the Word.
Satan: I’ll form weapons against them.
Demon: Sir, no weapon formed against them shall prosper, that’s in the Bible too
Satan: Yes, I’ve heard. I’ll hit them with every filthy lusty thought you can imagine.
Demon: But its written resist the devil and he must flee.
Satan: Obviously the enemy is taking the battle more seriously than we are.
Demon: And that’s very dangerous Sir…. Especially for me.
Satan: It’s time to launch my final most vicious attack. I’ll remind the saints of their past, how they were liars, cheaters, manipulators and moochers.
Demon: But Sir, you know what will happen if you remind the saints of their pasts…
Satan: And what is that?
Demon: Sir… they’ll just remind you… of your future.
Satan: NOOO!

Is it time today to resit the lies of the enemy, because Jesus Christ was sent to save us  from ourselves, to save us from the lies, to save us from the very thing that the devil uses to destroy us. It is time to remind the devil of his future and stop allowing the past hurts, sins and pains to destroy us and start taking Jesus by the hand and asking Him to walk you through the valley of death, He is your freedom, who are you going to listen to today? The devil will make you believe his way is easier, but God says His way will last forever. The devil will say his way is more fun, but God will remind you that even though fun, it will end in destruction and that God is eternal. 

What will it be, the easy way that will crumble and fade, or God's way where nothing is impossible and God is limitless, we are the limits. He has none. I will take God's way, what about you?