God instructs us for our good. The danger is only in disobedience. Isaiah 8:11-15 & 19-22, “11 Listen! This is how the Lord spoke to me with a strong hand upon me. He instructed me not to walk in the way of this people. He said: 12 Do not say “A conspiracy!” about everything that this people calls a conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear. Do not be terrified. 13 The Lord of Armies is the one you are to respect as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must dread. 14 He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel he will be a stone they stumble over and a rock they fall over, and he will be a snare and a trap for the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 15 Many will stumble over it. They will fall and be broken. They will be snared and captured.” “19 When they tell you, “Consult the mediums and the spiritists, who whisper and mutter,” shouldn’t a people consult their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living? 20 To the law and to the testimony! If people do not speak according to this word, there will be no dawn for them. 21 They will pass through the land, distressed and starving, but when this takes place and they are starving, they will be frustrated, and they will curse their king and their God. They will turn their faces upward, 22 and then they will look down to the ground, but I tell you, they will see only distress, darkness, and the gloom that brings anguish. They will be banished into thick darkness.” History is a record of events that we need to remember so that we do not fall into the same traps as those who have gone before us. Our Bible is the first and true record of these events. We see time and time again, where God warns the children of Israel to not take on the traditions of the inhabitants of the countries that he gave them. And over and over again, we see them not listen to his instruction and it never goes well for them. In fact, many times, God just turns his face from them out of anger of their disobedience. Can we learn from their mistakes? I truly hope we can. The reason why they gave in was the desires of their flesh. Our eyes are the window to our soul and what we see we sometimes begin to desire and desire is a very strong emotion. This is why it is so important to guard your eyes. We only want to desire the things that God desire. Psalm 101:3 says, “I will not look with approval on anything that is vile. I hate what faithless people do; I will have no part in it.” This is the mindset that we need. Have no part in it. If we have no part in it, we will not have to worry about what happens in disobedience. Those people will be banished into darkness. We do not desire to follow them back into that darkness because we’ve already been delivered from it. It’s time to begin making choices that are going to profit you spiritually. The only way that we do not fall in the old traps is to be spiritually strengthened to resist the call of the enemy. His call is very loud now and it’s getting louder because he knows his time is short. Do not listen to the siren’s call. Hone your ears to harken only to the voice of God. This is how you stay in the grace of God. This is how you stay in a place of holiness. *** Father God, it is your voice that we listen for in the morning. It is your voice that we listen for throughout the day. We need to hear from you and only you. We need you to kill every desire in our hearts that is not of you. We don’t want them. We only want to desire what you desire Lord. Guard our eyes, Lord, that we do not even see the things that the enemy places in front of us to try to steal our focus. Show us your light in the things that you desire Lord. Let us see them clearly. May we begin to desire only the things that belong to you. And Abba, may we stay on that narrow path that leads straight to you. We thank you, that we have Holy Spirit to direct us. Open our eyes that we may see and open our ears that we may hear what you are saying through your Holy Spirit. And Lord grant us fine discernment of your will for us in this time. We give you glory, and we magnify your name above all other names. And we lift up the name of Jesus, through whom we have been set free. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen. Evangelist Cheryl Davies Owolabi Fear Not Ministries International [If you are seeking to learn more on your authority, defeating demonic forces, strongholds and strongmen, you can join us on our Tuesday nights Zoom Bible Study where we dwell deeply into God’s plan for his people in this day. Direct message me for more information and as always there is no fee for the word of God. We are Christians helping Christians.] #ChristiansHELPingChristians #chooseJesus #FearNotMinistries #Floodwaters_AAA #EquippingTheBodyOfChrist #settingthecaptivesfree #FromDarknessToLight
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