There is no mystery in life for the Born Again Believer.
The Spirit will prompt us each moment as we ask for His direction, wisdom,
insight and inspiration in every task we face. The Bible teaches us about nine
fruit, which the Holy Spirit gives to us as He chooses (Galatians 5:22-23). He also gives us
gifts for the benefit of God’s Body (1 Corinthians 12:7, 31; 14:1,39).
The Spirit also protects us from the devil, who roams the
earth seeking someone to devour (1 Peter 5:8). Satan
comes as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14) to deceive us and to sidetrack us from
experiencing God’s Truth. His counterfeit tactics will give us the impression
that what we are experiencing is from God, when it is actually drawing us away
from God.
One way to detect whether an experience is from God is if
it brings peace or confusion. Satan is the author of confusion (1 Corinthians 14:33). If
you hunger after more of God, then you are safe. If you want more of a person
or a certain experience, then it is Satanic. If your experience does not align
with God’s Word or if you feel a red flag in your spirit, don’t walk
away...run!
God inspires us to go deeper into His Word while Satan
encourages us to spend more time on our self and to neglect God’s Word, our
family and our church family. As we sit in God’s presence and walk in His Will,
then His Spirit empowers us to do the works, which God chose for us to do (Ephesians 2:10). As
we pray without ceasing (1
Thessalonians 5:17), we commune with God throughout the day.
Prayer:
Father God, give us discernment by Your Spirit to know
when something is of You or Satan’s counterfeit. In these last days, he wants
to draw away as many people from You as he can. He is sending false prophets
into the world to preach a false doctrine and to cause people to focus on their
self instead of on You. Help us to relinquish everything in our life, which hinders
us from growing in our relationship with You. Remind us to walk in Your truth
each moment of the day, so that we do not reap the consequences of an evil
life.
Thought for the Day:
Doing things God’s way is much more productive than doing
them to the best of our human ability.
