It's A Trap!

Good morning, Friends!

My hiatus may be over so here I am. I took leave not because my thoughts were empty but a much needed time to refresh myself. I will make every effort to resume blogging at least once a month if not more, but all that said, let's get to the heart of today's thought.

This is NOT a typical devotional. So, for those of you who only talk about relationship with Jesus and really get enough church on Sunday, STOP here an go back to your "business as usual demeanor". Change is good, but only the change that leads us to a closer walk with God is best. However those of you who can stand to hear some truth about holiness... proceed.

There is a generation of pleasure seekers that have allowed science fiction & such to become their god. The videos, games and other entertainment have so entangled their minds that they can no longer discern reality. That is the extreme case. If the enemy can warp and tap their minds opening themselves up to his control, they cease to be clear in their minds.

They love to win. They love pleasure. They love control. Not just love it they are obsessed with it in every area of life.

These games, videos and such are tools that the thief uses to progressively seduce them. Leading them further and further into his abyss.

Any way that he can decieve them,he will.

I think of all the parents who are hopelessly trying to find solutions to their children's problems.

Sedating and drugging the devil isn't a solution. The person remains trapped.

The people of God - the church- MUST rise up and take control via strength in the Word, passionate prayer, fastings and personal sanctification that penetrates their appetites, thoughts, intents and desires.

Holiness cannot be legislated. Just like sin should not be legislated.

These are just portions of Scripture that come to mind:
1. Be not entangled with the bondage of sin.
2. Come out from among them (the world & it's system) and be ye holy.
3. Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? God forbid!

It doesn't matter if the majority of the church world agrees with sin as the Bible defines it... we, believers must stand with God's Word. Right hasn't changed. God's requirements for successful living hasn't changed.

How does seduction take place? One is very gradually led away from holiness into worldliness. AGAIN, seduction happens when one is very, very gradually led AWAY from holiness INTO worldliness. When we find more pleasure in our activities and events than in the presence of OUR LORD, we need to consider what is happening. EVERY believer should be holy and when believers are convinced that holiness is JUST the exterior rather than an internal change, we are decieved. Holiness is the lifestyle of the believer. A life that demonstrates that there is only ONE God and He requires separation FROM the world and DEDICATION unto Him. If we love Him, we will keep HIS commandments... Whenever others depart from God's word, HIS children will STILL keep HIS commandments.

Worldliness, whatever form, becomes appealing to our senses-lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh and the pride of life.

People are in bondage to the enemy and don't realize it. They just know (& sometimes others see & know) that they are different and that they've changed. The enemy invades thair personality and they think it is maturity and progess in their personal ives (but every gift from God is first peaceable and easy to be entreated). It is clear that the enemy has done this when it what they find pleasure in disagrees with the Word of God.

Fractured people!!! TV and other sources of entertainment (lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and pride of life) have focused on the supernatural opening doors into things that the world knows NOTHING about... it is devilish and sensual. The participants, if you will, feel powerful. Isn't that what the devil when he was kicked out of heaven? Isn't that what convinced Eve (via that old serpent) to break God's law? Wanting to be LIKE God? Powerful LIKE Him?

People need hope. They need answers and the word of that old song still ring true... Jesus is the answer for the world today. Above Him there's no other. Jesus is the way.

Finally, I am not intentionally trying to offend or alarm anyone, but unless we are shaken from our stupor of worldliness, the world will never be healed.

2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

We have so many promises that requires something from us in order for God to move on our behalf and we take advantage of most of them... peace, joy, money, houses, favor, etc., but the Scripture above is a promise, too. Let's take advantage of it.

In Him,
Edna