FREEDOM AWAITS YOU IN THE LIGHT!
A great hindrance to living the victorious Christian life or attaining to the fullness of one’s potential is the fear of past failures or present weaknesses.
One of the characteristics of true believers is that they love righteousness and hate wickedness. In return for this attitude, God anoints them with the oil of joy. Unfortunately not very many are able to keep their joy.
You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy (Psalms 45:7 NIV)
The above bible passage was also quoted in reference to Jesus Christ as the Son of God (Heb 1:8-9). Jesus in turn declared that anointing us with the oil of joy is part of His assignment when in Luke 4:17 -21, He quoted what Isaiah had written concerning His ministry.
The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; to proclaim the year of Jehovah's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified. (Isaiah 61:1-3 ASV)
Since these are truths of God’s word, why do we allow the enemy to rob us of our joy by intimidating us with our past failures or present weaknesses? God has always known Satan’s agenda and warned us that anywhere Satan or his cohorts operate, their threefold agenda is to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10). God word teaches us to not be ignorant of Satan’s intentions, strategy, devices or snares (2 Corinthians 2:11).
One of Satan’s strategies of robbing us or our joy and keeping us from enjoying all that God has blessed us with is get us to live so much in the past or the future that we hardly take the time to enjoy today. The presence of stress is a symptom of a person depleted in enjoyment. Overpowering fear of our past failures or present weaknesses is an indication of one being robbed of joy.
HOW TO GET OUT OF THIS SNARE
The bible describes Satan as the prince of this world (John 16:11). But…HEY…he’s been judged! Praise God! His sentenced was pronounced on the cross when Jesus cried out ‘it is finished’ (Jn19:30). Satan is a sentenced criminal waiting to start serving his time in the lake of fire (Rev 20:10). Meanwhile he is still roaming the earth seeking every opportunity to cause more havoc (1 Peter 5:8). We don’t have to be his victims.
Satan is the prince of darkness, he knows the word of God, he is aware of God’s command to touch not His anointed and do His prophets no harm (1 Chronicles 16:22). He heard Jesus’ prayer to the Father to protect us from the evil one (John 17:15) and He knows God answered that prayer. The question is do you know all these? Satan can only rob you to the degree that you are ignorant of your covenant rights. Anyone who covers up his sin rather than confess them, operates in the ‘dark’ and is under Satan’s jurisdiction consequently, he can manipulate, intimidate or dominate such a person (Proverbs 28:13). If we stay in the light, he can’t dominate us because light is God’s domain (1John 1:5).
As long as you are doing all you can to keep your past failures or present weakness in the dark, Satan will continue to intimidate you.
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. (Eph 5:11 NKJV)
There is power in bringing things to the light. Stop allowing your weakness or past failures define you. You have a right to stay silent, but there is a time to be silent and a time to speak (Eccl.3:7). Until you are free, you cannot walk in the fullness of your potential. The devil is a liar! Quit entertaining those lies about your past failures or current weakness being beyond pardon or modification. There is nothing new under the sun (Eccl 1:9), countless people have been in your shoes and are today victorious. God does work everything together for the good of all who love Him (Romans 8:28). God’s decree says you are more than a conqueror (Romans 8:37) and His opinion of you is what really counts. You have everything to gain by believing what God says about you. Quit hiding behind a mask, come out OF THE DARK, FREEDOM AWAITS YOU IN THE LIGHT!
To your victory!
With Love,
Angela
One of the characteristics of true believers is that they love righteousness and hate wickedness. In return for this attitude, God anoints them with the oil of joy. Unfortunately not very many are able to keep their joy.
You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy (Psalms 45:7 NIV)
The above bible passage was also quoted in reference to Jesus Christ as the Son of God (Heb 1:8-9). Jesus in turn declared that anointing us with the oil of joy is part of His assignment when in Luke 4:17 -21, He quoted what Isaiah had written concerning His ministry.
The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; to proclaim the year of Jehovah's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified. (Isaiah 61:1-3 ASV)
Since these are truths of God’s word, why do we allow the enemy to rob us of our joy by intimidating us with our past failures or present weaknesses? God has always known Satan’s agenda and warned us that anywhere Satan or his cohorts operate, their threefold agenda is to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10). God word teaches us to not be ignorant of Satan’s intentions, strategy, devices or snares (2 Corinthians 2:11).
One of Satan’s strategies of robbing us or our joy and keeping us from enjoying all that God has blessed us with is get us to live so much in the past or the future that we hardly take the time to enjoy today. The presence of stress is a symptom of a person depleted in enjoyment. Overpowering fear of our past failures or present weaknesses is an indication of one being robbed of joy.
HOW TO GET OUT OF THIS SNARE
The bible describes Satan as the prince of this world (John 16:11). But…HEY…he’s been judged! Praise God! His sentenced was pronounced on the cross when Jesus cried out ‘it is finished’ (Jn19:30). Satan is a sentenced criminal waiting to start serving his time in the lake of fire (Rev 20:10). Meanwhile he is still roaming the earth seeking every opportunity to cause more havoc (1 Peter 5:8). We don’t have to be his victims.
Satan is the prince of darkness, he knows the word of God, he is aware of God’s command to touch not His anointed and do His prophets no harm (1 Chronicles 16:22). He heard Jesus’ prayer to the Father to protect us from the evil one (John 17:15) and He knows God answered that prayer. The question is do you know all these? Satan can only rob you to the degree that you are ignorant of your covenant rights. Anyone who covers up his sin rather than confess them, operates in the ‘dark’ and is under Satan’s jurisdiction consequently, he can manipulate, intimidate or dominate such a person (Proverbs 28:13). If we stay in the light, he can’t dominate us because light is God’s domain (1John 1:5).
As long as you are doing all you can to keep your past failures or present weakness in the dark, Satan will continue to intimidate you.
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. (Eph 5:11 NKJV)
There is power in bringing things to the light. Stop allowing your weakness or past failures define you. You have a right to stay silent, but there is a time to be silent and a time to speak (Eccl.3:7). Until you are free, you cannot walk in the fullness of your potential. The devil is a liar! Quit entertaining those lies about your past failures or current weakness being beyond pardon or modification. There is nothing new under the sun (Eccl 1:9), countless people have been in your shoes and are today victorious. God does work everything together for the good of all who love Him (Romans 8:28). God’s decree says you are more than a conqueror (Romans 8:37) and His opinion of you is what really counts. You have everything to gain by believing what God says about you. Quit hiding behind a mask, come out OF THE DARK, FREEDOM AWAITS YOU IN THE LIGHT!
To your victory!
With Love,
Angela
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