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Your Heavenly Father wants you to receive His Word as a little child would!

6/4/2018

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“For as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription; TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you: Acts 17:23 NKJV
 
The Athenians had long been known as very religious people. They built many altars to The Unknown god. They did not know the One True God. They hadn’t heard of Jesus. They created false gods and idols of their own design.
 
The Athenians built many altars to many “gods”. They covered all the religious bases. Pretty smart cookies those Athenians. Too smart for their own good if you ask me!
 
Adam and Eve at the fruit of the forbidden tree in part because it was desirable to make one wise. They turned their backs on the wisdom of the ages. They did gain knowledge. But to what end? They were cast out of the garden. Sin and death entered the world!
 
The Apostles asked Jesus who was the greatest among them. Jesus replied, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
 
Little children do not question a father’s wisdom. The look to him for protection and guidance. They receive a father’s love with delight. Simple pleasures are enough for a child who is loved and cherished.
 
Do not question your Heavenly Father’s love. Receive the Father’s love with great delight. Look to Jesus for guidance and protection. Enjoy the simple pleasures of life. You are loved and cherished by the One True and Living God!
 
And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, while others said, “We will hear you again on this matter.” So Paul departed from among them. However, some men joined him and believed, among them Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them. Vs 32-34
 
Most of the philosophers scoffed at the Gospel. It made no sense to them. How could it. They considered themselves the seekers and keepers of deeper knowledge. They did not just sit around telling and hearing new ideas for fun.
 
The philosophers shared new ideas because they thought they had greater knowledge than others. The were eager to listen to new ideas so they could argue for or against them. They were the intellectual elite of their time.
 
Intellectualism was an idolatrous stronghold that separated them from the knowledge of God. Intellectualism is a stronghold separating people from relationship with Jesus today. People are sacrificing the love of God upon that altar today!
 
Your Heavenly Father wants you to receive His Word as a little child. He wants you to receive His love revealed in Jesus as a little child. Jesus wants you to love the Father as only a child of God can. Jesus is the only way to the Father. Follow Jesus to the Father!
 
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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!

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