25/10/2022 - THE HERITAGE OF THE SERVANTS

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No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their righteousness is from Me, Says the LORD.”      Isaiah 54.17

There is nothing better than being a servant of the Almighty, who keeps His promises and mercifully embraces those in need of peace, forgiveness, and salvation. The devil’s followers, even if they live outside of crime, drugs and prostitution, don’t know how much they lose by submitting to the bondage of darkness. They would gain so much if they were in the position of God’s children. To enjoy the abundant life, everyone must hear the Gospel and accept Jesus as Savior.

One day, death will knock at the door, and then many will desperately seek God for help. But by refusing to heed to the testimony of the Word, they will be at a loss as what to do. Some spend months agonizing in uncertainty. Christians, on the other hand, know that the Most High, who is faithful, promises them eternity at His side. Why do so many not believe in the Lord?

One of the divine promises is that every tool prepared against the believer will not prosper. That is all a person needs to hear. The weapons of hell come with ferocity, ready to steal, kill, and destroy those who have given themselves over to evil and loved sin (John 10.10a). God’s children never tremble before the threats of the enemy, but with firmness of faith and action, they rebuke the evil wiles and deliver themselves from suffering (Luke 10.19).

The devil’s sly tongue tries to separate us from the Lord, saying that He has no regards for us, that He is a spoiler, etc. The enemy does this because he doesn’t care about our doom. Those who listen to him spend all their time rebuking his attacks uninterruptedly. But the one who is faithful to God knows: the devil was defeated by Jesus. So, he warns him calmly, commanding him to leave, and considers it done.

During the prayer of faith there is a battle in which the enemy will blatantly lie about us. Yet, standing firm in faith, in the Name of Jesus, we rebuke him and pay no attention to his words. After all, we have the power to command him to retreat from our lives. When you feel some evil, do that and believe. Those who believe ignore what the evil one vociferates. The Bible declares: nor give place to the devil. (Ephesians 4.27).

According to the Bible, condemning the speech of the adversary is our heritage. When the Master was here amongst us, every time the devil manifested in someone, He cast him out. As the Heir of the Father, Jesus knew that He could do this. Paul says: and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together (Romans 8.17). Behave such way!

The Savior was not afraid to command that the works of the enemy be undone and come out of the oppressed. We must have the same intrepidity – absence of fear. That is our righteousness from the Almighty. Be bold and get rid of the evils!

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares