Ok, so recently I was doing a Bible Study and came across a scripture that gave me pause. I’ll share it with you and then let’s stop in our tracks and read it again. The profound truth of it should shake awake our slumbering view of God….and sharply remind us of His influence and power! Here it is:
“You believe there is one God!
Even the demons believe that - and shudder.”
I’m with you…I prefer not to think about demons. As a young girl….I would do my very best not to give my mind one inch of room for the credence of this. But, as we move deeper into the knowledge of the Word of God we must make room for this aberrant truth!
The battle between good and evil began when Lucifer and his followers were thrown out of heaven. The prophesy in Revelation 12: 9 gives us an account of this exile. It says: "The great dragon was hurled down-that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him."
Unfortunately the worldly saga deepened when Eve fell prey to Satan, in serpent form, in the Garden of Eden! Sin was born on planet Earth. The battle still rages-as we wrestle against that same deceitfulness that darkened our world and is still filling it up and absolutely running over the good that each of us try to cling to!
Unfortunately the worldly saga deepened when Eve fell prey to Satan, in serpent form, in the Garden of Eden! Sin was born on planet Earth. The battle still rages-as we wrestle against that same deceitfulness that darkened our world and is still filling it up and absolutely running over the good that each of us try to cling to!
What are we to do? What can we do? I have one simple answer! We must stand on Truth! What does this scripture in James tell us? That there is one True God! Believe that! Again, for effect, scripture says that demons believe in the One God and shudder! When is the last time you shuddered? What brought about your physical trembling? I’m saying that we don’t shudder easily or often and that in this scripture it is significant!
As the Christian writer and speaker, Beth Moore, states…” Faith does more than nod with demons”. How profound! With this said, just standing on truth is not enough. We must move into action-for if we don’t we will lose the battle that has been raging for too long!
Here is what scripture says about the battle between good and evil:
against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world
and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”
Ephesians 6: 12
Scripture says in Philippians 2:9-11
“Therefore God exalting Him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
To the glory of God the Father.”
“Therefore God exalting Him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
To the glory of God the Father.”
Let’s remember that God is holy. Let’s remember that the name, Jesus, is sacred….and when it is spoken silence fills the stratosphere and peace floods over and under the earth, to it's very core, while everything in existence pauses to bow to the one Lord, God!
Back to our scripture in James 2: 19: I want to differentiate myself from simply being one that agrees that there is a God. I confess that there is one true God. I encourage you to confess this as well. Let’s remember that God is on His throne and that He is exalted! I take great comfort in knowing that evil shudders at the very thought of God’s sovereignty and that at the mention of His name every knee should bow and every tongue confess that He is Lord. Don’t you?
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