Trust the God of mercy to clothe you in the righteousness of Christ!

9/18/2018

Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually. Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor working deceitfully. You love evil more than good, Lying rather than speaking righteousness, You love all devouring words you deceitful tongue. Psalm 52 NKJV

David describes the treachery of Doeg. He betrayed David. He incited Saul against a priest. The king ordered his soldiers to kill the priest’s family. They refused. Saul ordered Doeg to carry out the murders. The priest and his family were slain.

Doeg committed murder before he raised a sword. He did it with his tongue. It has always been the most powerful weapon in the arsenal of evil!

The devil separated mankind from God with the treachery of his words. His was there when Cain killed Abel.

The devil whispers into our ears. He incites us against each other. His lies are broadcast loudly and boldly in every corner of our world!

God shall likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, And uproot you from the land of the living. Vs 5

David was looking beyond Doeg to the devil behind him. He is the inventor of lies. He is the teacher of treachery. He is the mass murderer of mankind. And his days are numbered.

We should not fear the devil. We should not underestimate either.

Satan is stronger than us. But he is not omnipotent. He is more intelligent than us. But he is not omniscient. He has an army to do his bidding. But he is not omnipresent.

Satan is an eternal being. But God has already removed him from his first dwelling place. The Lord is going to uproot him from the land of the living. His eternal dwelling will be a lake of fire where he can no longer plague us!

But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. I will praise You forever, Because You have done it; And in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good. Vs 8-9 NKJV

David did not take revenge on Doeg. He trusted God for vengeance. He trusted God with his guilt. He knew the God of mercy consoles the hearts and souls of the fallen and bereaved.

From the rising of the sun to its setting the days are evil. Trust God to deal with it.

Fight your battle of faith by trusting the God of mercy to deal with sin and evil! Trust in the Lord’s victory at the cross to clothe you in the righteousness of Christ!

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Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out that very hour. Acts 16:16-18 NKJV

The slave girl was speaking the truth. She was possessed by an evil spirit. The evil spirit was drawing people away from Christ!

This attack came as God’s servants went to prayer. The enemy of our souls attacks when we step out in faith. Satan seeks to distract us. He wants us to focus our attention on things other than Jesus.

The devil perverts the truth. He uses it against us. No one can serve two masters. This girl was speaking the truth about Paul and his companions while practicing witchcraft. When people claim to speak for God we must consider how they live.

The girl followed the disciples for several days before they cast the demon out of her. It is important for us to wait on the Lord before stepping out in faith. The bible tells us Paul was greatly annoyed by this girl. Paul was not fearful. The Lord was with Him!

Paul and Silas were put in jail. The owners of the slave girl were angry at the loss of income when the demon was cast out of her. While Paul and Silas were in jail they shared the gospel with the jailer. His entire household was saved.

God uses Satan’s attacks for His glory and our salvation!

Satan is a real being. He takes people captive to do his will. There really are demons who seek to destroy God’s people and bring destruction to our world.

We have nothing to fear from the devil or his demons when we live according to God’s will. We have nothing to fear from anyone or anything when we step out in faith to serve Jesus!

Jesus wants us to fear Him and Him alone. He wants us to know His power and authority are unequaled in all of creation.

God wants you share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people in your life. Jesus wants you to walk in great boldness because He is with you everywhere you go!

Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Trust the God of mercy to clothe you in the righteousness of Christ!

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