I have some very good news for you if you’re a born again Christian and some “not so good” if you aren’t. First and foremost, you must believe in the devil for Jesus dealt with him over and over. So, if you believe in Jesus you’d best believe in Satan too. It’s like believing in Heaven and hell.
Now you might be thinking, why did he write that? I believe the majority of Christians don’t believe in hell. They aren’t afraid of being cast there themselves, if born again, but don’t seem to care if their “lost” friends and loved ones will be. I am going to place some scriptures here for you to see I’m telling the truth. In Ephesians 6 Paul wrote for us.
The Armor of God
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.
11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.
12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
13Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
14Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,
15and having shod YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE;
16in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
17And take THE HELMET OF SALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints. New American Standard version,
If you aren’t born again you are helpless before the devil for you only have your own strength to help you. Being born again means Jesus is alive inside us now. Before Satan had the power to lead us into sin but no longer. Jesus defeated Satan on the cross for us and when we live in Him we have His strength to resist temptation and see it flee. If we’re born again we’ve become a threat to the devil and some folks don’t like it. They prefer to cruise under the devil’s radar giving no reason to be persecuted. I can assure you of a reward when you and I are persecuted for Jesus.
Jesus said it will be great in Heaven and that’s something to look forward to enjoying. Are you one who wants to serve Jesus, and if you aren’t, what are you going to say on the day you are examined by Him? I pray you will read Matthew 25 today for it’s extremely important for the time in which we’re living. Lets read these verses carefully from it.
31 "But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne.
32 "All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;
33 and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.
34 "Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
35 'For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;
36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.'
37 "Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink?
38 'And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?
39 'When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'
40 "The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.'
41 "Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;
42 for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink;
43 I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.'
44 "Then they themselves also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?'
45 "Then He will answer them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.'
46 "These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
It’s our privilege and honor to share Jesus with everyone we can. Are you willing now? If you want my help please write me. Jesus is coming soon!
In His Service,
Capt. Ben Marler
captben61@gmail.com
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