Matthew 4:9(And saith unto him, All
these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10 Then
saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt
worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve ).
This is a sequence to our last segment
title “THE VOICE OF A STRANGER” in this segment by the help of the Holy Spirit
we are going to be looking at the example of the two voices so that we can
easily differentiate them and not fall a victim. Jesus Christ our good shepherd
and our example have shown us so many ways to detect and to rebuke the voice of
a stranger. In case you missed our previous segments on this eye opening
topic, please visit my blog @ www.womanuarefree.blogspot.com and be blessed as
you read in Jesus name.
Light and darkness have nothing in
common; at the entrance of a great light every trace of darkness disappears (John
1:5). The voice of the shepherd teaches us how to obey and follow God’s
leading; but the voice of a stranger will tell us to disobey God, his job is to
turn people against God. The only way to detect the voice of a stranger
is to have the understanding of the voice of God through His word because His
voice is behind every scripture. Know who your shepherd is and follow him; study
him and understand how he operates and you will never be a victim of a strange
voice in Jesus name. Jesus Christ introduces himself as the good shepherd and
that’s all you need to know. John 10:11(I am the good shepherd: the good
shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd and know my
sheep and am known of mine). We know Jesus by his voice and he knows us
by our obedience and it is only by our obedience that he can intervene in our
affairs. The voice of a stranger is the voice of Satan; his voice is behind
every act of disobedience and his followers are called the children of
disobedience. Ephesians 5:6(Let no man deceive you with vain words: for
because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of
disobedience). Here is the example of the voice of the Shepherd, his
willingness to defend his flock to the point of death and if you are following
him you can be rest assured of your safety. Our shepherd does not speak to
instill fear on us but rather he speaks to give us hope and assurance (John
16:32). Because our shepherd has overcome we also have overcome (1
John 4:5); we are empowered to be a replica of our shepherd. He
fulfilled all the promises that he made to his disciples, he never lied to his
followers. His thought towards us is good and not evil, and as his children we
are expected to make people see light in the order of our father (Jeremiah
29:11). John 17:12(While I was with them in the world, I kept
them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept and none of them is
lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled).
He takes their place and negotiates their escape from those that came for him
but Satan on the other hand will use his follower as a shield. John
18:8(Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore you seek me,
let these go their way: 9 That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake,
of them which thou gavest me have I lost none). Satan is a user; when
any of his servants is caught he will abandon them and go for another. He does
not share in their punishment; he will never follow them to the prison nor take
their place in death sentence. Jesus Christ rebuked him as soon as he detected
his voice but Eve was reasoning and analyzing things with him. You command him
to stay away from you, that's how to deal with him and don't do whatever he
asks you to do, don't even put it into consideration. His voice is
always contrary to what God is saying. He will tell you to pervert judgment and
collect bribes. He will tell you that stealing is the perfect way to make it in
life. He will tell you to do something bad and he teaches you how to cover up
and when you are caught he will abandon you and flee. He knows the truth of
God’s word but he will advise you, and encourage you and push you to do the
contrary. See the scriptural example of his voice; Genesis 3:1 (Now the
serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had
made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said ye shall not eat every
tree of the garden? 4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely
die: 5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall
be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil). The truth
is, he is still using the same strategies on people today, and he has not
changed which makes it easy for us to recognize and stay far away from him.
Satan is an unrepentant bastard and he has been judged but as wicked as he has
always been he didn’t want to suffer in hell alone, so he is out to draw as
many as he can to himself but you will not be his companion in hell in Jesus
name (John 16:11). Friends, I know for sure that you will make a
decision to follow God and begin to obey him from today in Jesus name. The good
news is that you can always retrace your steps and choose the right path in
case you have not been following the Shepherd; His hand is wide open to receive
you, so hurry up.
Lord
Jesus, I come to you today, I am a sinner, and I cannot help myself, forgive me
my sins, and cleanse me with your precious blood. Deliver me from sin and Satan
to serve the living God. Lord Jesus, I accept you as my Lord and savior. Now I
know I am Born Again, Amen.
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