Mule-headed!

Another problem that disturbs me is when people put the blame on the devil for everything. Now, it is true that the devil works in unexpected ways and only those anointed by the Holy Spirit can figure out that he is the reason for some issue or problem at hand. Who would have thought that a person is deaf because an evil spirit resided in Him and Jesus had to cast the demon out? However to curse the devil for all our problems has serious ramifications. Jesus did not do it and neither should we.
 For instance, we do not see that our flesh can equally be at work. We are not willing to humble ourselves and take responsibilities for our action, at least when it is obvious. Secondly, when we do spiritual warfare for all our sickness and disease, we may be pursuing the wrong track. I hope we are not saying that all sickness is directly caused by the devil. If so, we do not even need to pray to God (or seek prayer) for healing James 5:14. All we need to do is to curse and cast out the demons inside us. But that is not the entire witness of Scripture, even in the New Testament. Healing is not just a deliverance ministry all the time, especially in the case of saints in Christ. I have seen some who are wearying themselves out in 'spiritual warfare' and not accepting a realistic view of their condition. We keep on fighting in the same manner and are not even willing for a rethink or a change of tactics, which every wise general does. God help us when we are mule-headed, and not able to hear the still small voice of the Holy Spirit. 

God help us all !

It is so important that we allow the Holy Spirit to direct our minds in the right way as we take this spiritual journey here on earth. It is not just the false doctrines that we should beware of. We can also be misled just by a wrong perception of a particular truth and find ourselves in the wrong places. I am constantly surprised to find out how saints can make spiritual truths more complicated that it is. Do we need more anointing or do we have all the anointing we need? Do we confess that we are well so that we can be made well? Is the devil a toothless lion or can he still bite? Some Bible teachers seem to repudiate everything what other teachers teach. Well it is true that we have false teachers in the churches planted by the devil. But I personally feel that saints who are well intentioned but who lack the anointing to teach who are the real problem. The church is full of 'teachers' who are not willing to do some serious learning themselves . One of the solutions to this  is that the saint has to be a Berean at heart and examine all these teachings before coming to a conclusion himself. God help us all.

He made everything new!

    In this new year, it is good to remind ourselves of what has been deposited in us. God in His infinite kindness towards us in Christ Jesus, has Himself come to dwell in us. He has become our inheritance. We have the seed of eternal life planted in us. He has given us a new heart and a new spirit.
These things become all the more precious when we think of the people of Israel. Yes they were brought out of Egypt with a mighty arm and with great signs and wonders. Yes, they literally saw the hand of God guiding them by cloud and by fire. God was present in their midst, even though they did not receive the benefit of it in a spiritual sense. After all these benefits, their only security was if they continued to obey His commandments. If they disobeyed, they were even warned that they would be taken by ships back to Egypt. In other words, they would lose all that they had gained. Everything depended on their decision to continue to obey. And they miserably failed. However out of the belly of their failure, came out the One who would conquer sin and death. Yes, while we were still dead in our sins and trespasses, HE MADE US ALIVE. We are together with Him in the heavenly places. We have been given a new heart, meaning that it is now desirous to obey. What a glorious salvation! What a hope-filled future! BECAUSE HE LIVES, I LIVE. Hallelujah! He makes everything new.