Prophecy

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Recklessness Vs. Valor
I Samuel 17:47; Matthew 6:13; John 15:5; Romans 16:20; Ephesians 6:10;
Hebrews 4:16; James 5: 16-18

My beloved Son was brave in his fight against the devil, but He was never reckless. Before He undertook the greatest battle of His life, He humbly sought Me, His Father, in prayer, acknowledging His utter dependence upon My help. He certainly had no shortage of love for you as He contemplated going to the Cross to die for your sins. But like every other man faced with martyrdom, He had to overcome the very necessary survival instinct which I built into every living creature on earth. Christ harboured no illusions about the bitterness of the battle which lay ahead of Him, or the impending pain He would suffer on your behalf. And He knew that vicious demons of hatred and malice would come against Him to tempt Him, and struggle against the goodness of Christ in an effort to gain the mastery over His emotions so that He would become furious with His persecutors and hate them.

The devil wasn’t trying to get Christ’s enemies to kill Him in order to provide an Atonement for your sins. Satan and his demons were shut out of the councils of heaven where I designed the marvellous Plan of Salvation and its mysterious outworking on the stage of history. All satan knew was he wanted to bully Jesus and kill Him in the most merciless way, he despised Him so much.

Having come from heaven, where My Love permeates all things, the kind of hatred Christ experienced hurt Him even more than the whipping post and the cruel nails in His hands and feet. Apart from My help He could never have won the victory and stayed on that Cross to provide salvation for you! He could have called legions of angels to set Him free and destroy His tormentors.

A false teaching is circulating in these last days. Some contend that ever since Calvary, I have done all I’m going to do about the devil until My Son returns to this earth to imprison satan for 1000 years. Until then, it is strictly up to you to do all your fighting on your own, simply by confessing My Word.

But Who breathes upon that written Word to give it life? My Spirit does. You must resist the devil by using the Sword of Truth, which is the Word of God. But truth twisted or carried to extremes gives rise to heresy. The danger lies in relying on yourself to win the war. Without Me you can do nothing. You are to be strong in Me, and in the power of My might, not in your own self.

Many a saint has ceased to labour in intercessory prayer. Why? Reckless, impulsive self-confidence is one of the greatest pitfalls Christians must resist in the Life of Faith.

Some are misled into believing that the devil has been so completely divested of his power that even the weakest believer can whip him with one hand tied behind his back. In many fellowships, emphasis has shifted from fervent prayer to positive confession. Endless intonations into the air have replaced intimate communication with a loving Heavenly Father Who alone is able to dispatch mighty warrior angels to defeat the forces of darkness. Saints have been made to feel ashamed that they have to ask Me to deliver them from evil, although Christ taught His followers to pray that way. Instead, they are taught by “faith” teachers to rely solely on the power of speaking the Word, rather than approaching the Throne of Grace for My help in time of need. Thus, faith is directed at the Word of God printed on a page rather than the One Who inspired that Word. In their zeal to prove themselves mature saints who can stand on their own two feet and easily handle any situation, some Christians shoot themselves in the foot spiritually. They to take a shortcut to victory by neglecting prayer and focusing solely upon proper confession of Bible verses. Thus they bypass the Throne of Grace where they ought to approach Me to find help in time of need. It is even possible to make an idol out of the printed Bible, in your zeal to prove to others that your confessions are even more powerful than petitioning Me for help. Satan is a very religious guy, and that is one of his most subtle and ingenious latter-day deceptions. Self-sufficiency hamstrings many churches which otherwise could bring glory to Me, if only they realized the crucial importance of effectual fervent prayer.

This dangerous doctrine of self-reliance can be so thoroughly instilled that a Christian may resist the enemy with a false bravado gained by psyching himself up on popular catch-slogans. Clever confession is an anaemic substitute for the anointed faith which comes from seeking Me continually. One erroneous doctrine is that all believers have to do is mouth the right platitudes at the devil and he’ll take off running, regardless of the quality of their prayer life.

Some saints get tired of resorting to tried-and-true Scriptures in their war against satan. They’re so frustrated by their trials that they end up calling the devil dirty names or using some catchy barb they learned at church. That is just as stupid as firing a pea shooter at an angry bear. Oh, you might sting him a little, but you only rile him up and get ripped to shreds for your trouble. It is like an army private grabbing his gun and charging a line of enemy troops without first awaiting the orders of his commanding officer. Discretion is truly an essential part of valor.

It is I alone Who bruise the devil under your feet, and subdue the giants which come against you to trample you underfoot. Remember, the battle is the Lord’s.

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