In light of the recent events in America, we as
Christians must stay grounded in the Lord and
put our trust in Him like never before. Satan
intended to do more than kill thousands of
people on September 11, he wanted to use the
terrorists to strike TERROR in the hearts of
people.
Terror is the highest form of fear - and fear is
the exact opposite of faith. Faith makes
provision for God to work in our lives and fear
makes provision for the devil to operate in our
lives. Since September 11, stories of possible
future terrorist attacks have filled the news
and this only promotes the spirit of fear.
We must understand that fear is not just a
natural emotion but there are also demon spirits
of fear that come to magnify fear and cause
torment in peoples lives. The Bible says in 2
Timothy 1:7 "For God has not given us the spirit
of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a
sound mind."
In Mark chapter 5 there is a story about a man
who came to Jesus and asked Him to come and pray
for his daughter who was very sick. On the way
there some men from this man's house met them
and told the man not to trouble Jesus any longer
because his daughter had died. The very first
words that Jesus spoke to him were, "Be not
afraid, only believe."
As a matter of fact, the Bible says that in the
last days evil shall get worse and worse. So
knowing this does that mean that Christians
should hide away and have round-the-clock prayer
services asking Jesus to come back? NO! I don't
mind telling you that I am not ready for Jesus
to come back yet because there is still too much
work to be done and too many people going to
hell.
I can tell you prophetically that in our world
it is not as dark as it is going to get, but I
believe that the darker it gets in the world the
brighter the true church of Jesus Christ will
shine.
Look at these scriptures in Isaiah 60:1, "Arise
and shine; for thy light is come, and the glory
of the Lord is risen upon thee (v. 2). For,
behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and
gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall
arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen
upon thee." Church, this is our hour to shine
but we can't shine if we are spending our time
worrying about what the devil is going to hit us
with next. Lets hit him next!
I want to give you a few practical things that
you can do to enforce this divine heavenly
protection over you and your family.
1. Spend time with God daily in prayer. This
helps to keep your heart sensitive to His voice
and His promptings.
2. Take the time to search the scriptures and
find the promises that God speaks to His people
regarding divine protection.
3. Let the Holy Spirit be your daily companion.
Talk to Him and listen to Him throughout the
day. There may be a life-saving decision that He
wants you to make that day. (For example: don't
take that plane and wait for the next one; take
a different route to work today, etc.)
4. Refuse the spirit of fear when it tries to
come on you and rebuke it in Jesus name.
5. Plead the blood of Jesus over you and your
loves ones daily.
6. Seek to walk in God's perfect will for your
life and not your will for your life. God showed
me several years ago that I am the safest when I
am in His will. When I step out of His will I
also step out from under the shelter of His
protection.
7. Walk in faith and confess the Word of God no
matter what the circumstances look like.
God bless you and keep you under the "shadow of
His wings" and remember: No weapon that is
formed against thee shall prosper!
In light of the recent events in America, we as
Christians must stay grounded in the Lord and
put our trust in Him like never before. Satan
intended to do more than kill thousands of
people on September 11, he wanted to use the
terrorists to strike TERROR in the hearts of
people.
