See, I (God) have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;…
…I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing (the result of believing in the devil’s lies): therefore choose life (God’s Truths as stated in His Word), that both thou and thy seed may live:
Deuteronomy 30:15, 19
Why is it so important to learn to take thoughts captive? Because at any time during the day, I’m either believing Satan’s lies or God’s Truth. The difference is death or life.
The thief (the devil and his lies) cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I (Jesus) am come that they might have life (God’s Truth operating in their lives), and that they might have it more abundantly (God’s Truth will always make life more and more abundant as it sets us more and more free).
John 10:10
Yesterday, I got bombarded with a bunch of old lies. The attack was intense. I asked God to help me. This morning, I’m still climbing out of the lies and back into God’s truth like believing Romans 8:28.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify
your hearts, ye double minded.
James 4:7-8
I submit myself to God by believing and living His truth, the Bible. And, I resist the devil by believing and living in God’s truth. This is why it is so critical that we apply God’s Word to our daily lives. God commands us to renew our minds to His Word so that it can transform our lives and keep us safe from the enemy’s lies that try to steal, kill and destroy us.
Believe God’s Word. Apply it to your life every day no matter what anyone else thinks or says about it. Live free indeed. It’s your right as a son or daughter of God.
Trust in the Lord (The Truth) with all thine heart (remove all lies by believing God’s Word); and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways (apply His Truth to every area of your life) acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Be not afraid of sudden fear (sudden enemy attacks against God’s Truth about you), neither of the desolation of the wicked (those who believe and act on something other than God’s Word and Truth), when it cometh. For the Lord (The Truth) shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
Proverbs 3:25-26
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work (showing you how to apply His Truth to your life so you can live free indeed from the impact of enemy lies) in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
Philippians 1:6
So come on. Let’s believe God and see all of the wonderful freedom He has in store for us as His children who live and walk in His Truths.
Happy Monday, everybody.
Thanking and praising God in all things,
Mark
Note: While we may not agree with everything a particular church or Christian group teaches or believes, there are times when we can be blessed by something outside the realm of our current understanding of God.