When a child is born, family and friends gather
around the newborn. And the conversation
goes something like this, "He/she looks just like her Mama." "He/she has her daddy's eyes, chin,
etc." We closely relate people to
the ones that they are most closely identified with.
The same phenomenon is true in the spirit as
well. If God is your Father, then people
are going to see his character and attitude at work in you. If you
are sowing wild oats, living like the devil, then people will assume
that you are a non-Christian. And
rightly so. Jesus is the King
of Kings and the Lord of Lords.
He defeated the work of Satan when he died on the cross. He has made his enemy his footstool making a
public display of defeating Satan. All
of this was done so that we- his
precious, yet lost children- can be restored to a right relationship
with him and become born-again children of God.
After he has suffered so much on our behalf, why
would we accept him as our Savior, but show allegiance to his enemy by acting like the devil? Why would we lie, cuss, hang out in bars and
brawl? Why would we gossip, take the Lord's Name in vain or view internet pornography? There has to be boundaries in life. There are places I just can't go because I am
a Christian. We are the temple of the
Holy Spirit, how can we take our temple to a place where our Lord is not
honored and Satan is given free reign.
God has destroyed Satan's work. We need to be careful
to reject his efforts to ensnare us again. Are there areas in your life where
Jesus cannot be found...? In your movie/television viewing? In your reading material? In your flirtations with the cute blonde at
work? Decide today to cut the enemy
off. Do not allow him to influence you.
Dear
Lord, help me to show forth your character in all that I do. Search my heart and reveal to me the areas
where I make room for the enemy. In
Jesus' Name. Amen.
Sherri
