Me and Satan

Hi all, I want to share something with you, that i guess we all experience, it’s about how the devil (satan) have an impact on our lives and how the devil really effects my and your spiritual life.

I got it all from Matt4. Please read with me the following lines.

Matt 4
The Temptation of Jesus
1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 2After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

4Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.

5Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6″If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:
” ‘He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

7Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.

8Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9″All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

10Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.

11Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him

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I want to share with you the following points:

1-  satan choose the best time, and the best conditions to tempt you.

where in verse 3 (The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”. )

satan here tempted jesus with the need of jesus in the perfect time  where in verse 2 ( After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.).

satan waited till jesus  got hungry, till he needed bread, and then he started tempting him, that says that the devil will not tempt me with something that i am already satisfied or do not need, as an example, if i am financially satisfied , and i am very satisfied with the money i got, satan is not going to tempt me to steal, or try to tempt me in this field, because i am satisfied and if he does i am going to shut him no great effort, but if i need money, satan is going to tempt me to steal,, or to tell me to work so hard  and let all the work take all my energy and my time and to consume my mind, so that my life becomes absorbed and centered about my work, leaving no time for God and no time to for family ,and anything that is going to draw me near to God and makes me a better man, satan is going to put a pressure on you in any field that you are not satisfied in, other example is relationships, I am a single man, and i have the need to love a woman and to marry , make a family and so, and for anyreason this need is not fullfiled, it’s not just a body’s need but an emotional need too ,, satan is goint to tempt me in this field, annoys me always with it, makes it a pressure on me, trying to lead me to unethical relationships , trying to draw me into the circle of pornography ” saying it is going to satisfy your physical and emotional needs”,, trying to lead me to fornication, etc….  -drowning me in sin- .

but Jesus gave us the solution in those temptations, gave us the key to get out of it in, verse 4 (Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.)

Jesus is telling us that you have a need, that’s true, but on the other hand you have Jesus, you have God,  jesus answered  ‘ IT IS WRITTEN ‘  , the word of God, the relationship you are having with God, the Father you have ,do not ignore it ( ignore that there is a God  who wants to be in your life, and don’t forget about how much this God can satisfy all your needs in  ways that are never harmless but much and much better , true, and lasting ),, if you are hungry , remember that you not only live on bread alone, but there is your relationship with God, there’s Jesus in your life.

as i am a single man ,sometimes when i see a couple, the need of being in love with a girl aches me,it leads sometimes self pety and sadness sneaks into me, and as mentioned up this opens up a door for the devil to tempt me as i mentioned up. but the way to fight this is to remember that i have Jesus, I have him in my life, so why have self pity and let this takes my peace away. i am not saying that the need of love is bad and so,my main point is that how the devil will tempt you in your weak point ,tempt you with your needs and in the perfect time and conditions ” after fasting 40 days and 40 nights, he was hungry”

2- the second point is satan, tempts you to test God and his promises to you and me like he did with Jesus as in :

Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6″If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:
” ‘He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

7Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.

satan used the verses from 5 to 6 to make Jesus test God,  can you feel how  dangerous it is to start thinking in your mind  ” yeah what if i fall in danger ,would God be there for me, mmm ok , i am going to put my self in danger and let’s see if Jesus is going to do exactly like he said or not”,, opening the gates of doubt and it’s like cancelling your faith in  God words and promises which is the confidence that God is going to fulfill everypromise he made to us,..

Jesus knew that if he throws himself down angels will come and hold him and lift him ,and the jews would see so and it would be a very easier way that  people believe that he is the messiah and save himself all the pain ( passion)  and the road to the cross ( it was presented in a very clear and beautiful way in the movie ” miracle maker ” ),

Jesus gave us from the answer this time too ” It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test” . the words of God are the answer, reading the word of God ( the bible) draws you closer to God ,and introduces him with his thoughts love and what he really thinks of you, getting to know him better, to read the word of God is your protection from all the lies that satans tell, if you pray that God gives you a daily bread from the bible ,talks to you and gives  you an understanding for his words,  then reading the bible is going to change your heart and mind, and God is all loving and willing that reading the bible really effective and not just ‘reading and let go’  .. in mattew 7

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
10Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?11If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
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3- the third point is where Satan is Going to tempt me with great,splendor,glorious things if i let go on God, if i surrender to him. it may be a temptation with money,fame, or so , even in choices ,if you have to choose between two things 1- to obey God and not do something, and this choice is going to make you lose an oppurtunity or brings you trouble 2- to disobey God, do something wrong, and this choice will lead you to have it all,.

know that the 2nd choice will lead you to lose your self and your salvation.

Satan here wanted Jesus to bow down to him ,to worship him, but jesus had the answer, and gave it to us, in verse 10 “10Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.

11Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him”… the answer of knowing the wrong from write is WRITTEN, it’s in God’s words, and jesus said to satan, “away from me” , telling satan go away from me in Jesus name, is a power that God gives to all who believe in him , to all his followers , to have the power to tread on satan  ( treading on scorpions and seprents ), Do not be afraid of evil       “Psalms 112:1-8 …Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, Who delights greatly inHis commandments (words) … He will not be afraid of evil tidings; His heart is
steadfast, trusting in the LORD. His heart is established; He will not be afraid”… also in jeremiah 1 “”Don’t be afraid because of them; for I am with you to deliver you, says Yahweh.”

4- the 4rth point is a general one, which is that Satan insists to tempt you and doesn’t go away and leaves you from the first time, he just insists, but have no fear “If God is for us, who can be against us?” romans 8:31.

and remember james 4:7 ” Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you”.

Isaiah 43: 1-3

But now, thus says the LORD, your Creator, O Jacob,
And He who formed you, O Israel,
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name; you are Mine!
2″When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they will not overflow you
When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched,
Nor will the flame burn you.
3” For I am the LORD your God,
The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;

Hope in the lord

 

— just wanted to share this from today’s word with joel and victoria www.joelosteen.com Hope in the Lord Today’s Scripture  “Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint” (Isaiah 40:30-31, NIV). Today’s Word from Joel and Victoria Everyone has times when they feel tired and overwhelmed by the pressures of life. But notice, this scripture gives us a clear remedy: Hope in the Lord. It’s easy to put your hope in other things; maybe you had hope in a relationship, hope in a job, hope in the stock market. It’s time to redirect your hope to the One who will never let you down; the One who never changes, the Rock of Ages. When you’re tempted to give up on your dreams, when you’re tempted to just settle where you are, listen to that still, small voice of hope on the inside that says, “No way. This is not who I am. I was created to live in victory. I was created to overcome this sickness. I was created to rise above these problems.” Put your hope and trust in the Lord because He is faithful! As you do, He will renew your strength. He’ll cause you to soar on wings like the eagle, and you’ll be empowered to move forward confidently into the victory He has for you! A Prayer for Today Father in heaven, today I choose to put my hope in You. I know You have good plans for me. Thank You for renewing my strength and keeping me close to You. Fill me with Your peace and joy today. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Hope Is Near

hi there friends,

Through my relationship with God which is still not for long time ( I have accepted Jesus Christ 4 months ago) , I have found that there are may sickness in my soul, or deseases, or drawbacks or errors, actually i don’t know what should i name it,i’ll call them (défaut) which is a french word that means flaw, those flaws are in my character,they only appear in my relationship with God, they don’t reflect or appear while i am dealing with people , not because i am a two face, but because those features only appear while i am dealing with God, those are like

when Jesus talks to me through many things, the bible, a preacher,a friend, a spiritual book, through the holy spirit, and I don’t listen, and i Know that God is telling me something now, but I don’t get it, I don’t get what God is telling me, how can i fix this ?,,,,,,,Impatience, when God wants me to have quiet time , or God when I don’t get God’s will for some times,also, when i Don’t get God’s wisdom of something, when i am blind to see what God is showing me, all those things, I am not always impatient, I am not always deaf, but it happens, and it annoys me,but actually the only one who can fix those things is Jesus, Stick to him and he will fix you, actually he fixes me everytime something like this happens, and the answer and the hope are in his words, the hope that all those flaws and defaut that are in me are going to be fixed ,and they are not going to be an obstacle between me and God, every time those things come , i pray, i pray that God fix me, and i  pray that i can wait for his healing, and i pray that i make the best of it, Jesus wants to heal me, and you , and everyone who is having those flaws, and here’s the hope and the love of God in those next lines

in matthew 11

2When John heard in prison what Christ was doing, he sent his disciples 3to ask him, “Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?” 4Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: 5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. 6Blessed is the man who does not fall away on account of me.”

Jesus is telling me, and telling you , and telling everyone who is in the same situation ,every one who experience it, Jesus is saying if you are blind , if you can’t see me  if you can’t see what i am showing you, call on me and i will give you site,you will receive it, if you are lame, and can’t walk in my way , call on me and you will walk, if your sins are bringing your soul leprosy, if you are stenched with sin,call on me and i will cure you, If you are deaf , can’t hear what i am saying to you , call on me and i will make you hear,if you are dead, if you feel like you are dying, if you feel like you it’s over and you are done, call on me and i will raise you,,if you are waiting for the good news, you will have it….

God is giving hope to each one of us, don’t be discouraged, whatever things are bad inside of you, Jesus can heal you,

trust God, trust him, he can heal you, pray to him in those bad times, tell him i need you, i need you.

in psalm 55 :22 Cast your cares on the LORD
       and he will sustain you;
       he will never let the righteous fall.

stick to the Lord and he will save you, in psalm 56 :

13 For you have delivered my soul from death
       and my feet from stumbling,
       that I may walk before God
       in the light of life.

Jesus can deliver your soul even from death, and hold your feet from stumbling, just stick to him, always your eyes are upon God, Your help comes from God : read this message from the Lord , it’s from a book named God calling

 November 19 – Hills of the Lord

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.  
My help cometh form the Lord, which made heaven and earth.  Psalm 12:1,2

Yes! always raise your eyes, from earth’s sordid and mean and false, to the Hills of the Lord. From poverty, lift your eyes to the Help of the Lord.

In moments of weakness, lift your eyes to the Hills of the Lord.

Train your sight by constantly getting this long view.  Train it to see more and more, further and further, until distant peaks seem familiar.

The Hills of the Lord.  The Hills whence comes your help.  A parched earth looks to the Hills for its rivers, its streams, its life.  So look you to the Hills.  From those Hills comes Help.  Help from the Lord – who made Heaven and earth.

So, for all your spiritual needs, look to the Lord, who made Heaven, and for all your temporal needs look to Me, owner of all this, the Lord who made the earth.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.  James 4:10

 

the official site of the book where you can read it : www.twolisteners.org ,,  God bless you all, and always have hope in God, for he can ,wants and loves to help

FEAR

fear

how many times a day we feel scared
we may have fear because of future,work,exams,school,studying,sickness,money, fear of loosing someone, fear of bad things to happen,fear of Pain,fear of being sad, or frustrated,or fear of  a relationship to break, many reasons to freak you out through the day.
but here’s God’s help and aid for this fear

from the book God calling

 

December 12 – Care-free

Perfect love casteth out fear.

Love and fear cannot dwell together. By their very natures they cannot exist side by side. Evil is powerful, and fear is one of evil’s most potent forces.

Therefore a weak vacillating love can be soon routed by fear, whereas a perfect Love, a trusting Love, is immediately the Conqueror, and fear, vanquished, flees in confusion.

But I am Love because God is Love, and I and the Father are one. So the only way to obtain this perfect Love, that dispels fear, is to have Me more and more in your lives. You can only banish fear by My Presence and My Name.

Fear of the future — Jesus will be with us.

Fear of poverty — Jesus will provide. (And so to all the temptations of fear.)

You must not allow fear to enter. Talk to Me. Think of Me. Talk of Me. Love Me. And that sense of My Power will so possess you that no fear can possess your mind. Be strong in this My Love.

“And it shall come to pass in the day that the Lord shall give thee rest from
 thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage
 wherein thou wast made to serve.” Isaiah 14:3

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Accept this help from God, accept God’s being in your life, accept him when he wants to be a part of your life just to make you happy , just to hel you, accept that he provides you, when he wants to provide you in your need ,accept it, don’t reject his love, his mercy, and his answer to all your questions, when you feel that God wants to help you, don’t reject it.

God bless you

When two agree

Hi there, have you ever thought about the verse in matthew 18:

19″Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. 20For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.” …
well taste it’s power ” if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for , it will be done for you by my father in heaven”. and ” for where two or three come together in my name, there am i with them”.
here’s a message from God about it, from the book God calling

November 29 – When Two Agree

If two of you shall agree.

I am the Truth. Every word of Mine is true. Every promise of Mine shall be fulfilled.

First, “gathered together in My Name,” bound by a common loyalty to Me, desires only of doing My Will.

Then, when this is so, I am present too, a self-invited guest, and when I am there and one with you, voicing the same petition, making your demands Mine, then it follows the request is granted.

But what man has failed perhaps to realize is all that lies behind the words. For two to agree about the wisdom of a request, to be certain it should be granted, and will be granted (if it should be), is not the same as two agreeing to pray that request.

Nor forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the
manner of some is; but exhorting one another, and so much the
more, as ye see the day approaching. Hebrews 10:25

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all i can say is wow, did you notice the last line?
“For two to agree about the wisdom of a request, to be certain it should be granted, and will be granted (if it should be), is not the same as two agreeing to pray that request.”
God is saying it is not only about granting the request, it’s about that you and someone else agree to pray that request, it’s very beautiful, it’s like a fusion. if you and your loved ones gather together , and agree to pray that rquest, it’s so powerful, even if you are only two, you and your brother or sister, you and your parents, you and your family, you and your friends,even if you are only two
Jesus will be your third, he will be with you, it’s so powerful, take the chance, if you and your brother,friend,mom or dad,husband or wife, your best friend, if you at least are 2 , praying together will have a great impact on your lives, it’s telling jesus , come be in our home, be between us, bless us, bless us both, bless our relationship, bless our lives, it’s true Jesus wants us to have a special relationship with him, every one should have a personal relation ship with jesus, it’s very important,and in addition to this relationship , jesus wants to have a relationship with (you and the ones you love or living with) a relation ship with a unit that is composed of more than one person,
my family consists of my ,my brother and my parents, i only pray as a two with my mom, my brother and father never prayed with us, it makes me sad when i want to pray with my family and it doesn’t happen, imagine if we all pray together agreeing that Jesus be the head of our family, to handle,protect and to reign over our relationships, imagine if we leave our relationships to God , if we ask God to manage them, can you imagine it ? , i believe that if all of my family agree that God plant the seed of love between us, to correct our relationships, to guide us through them, we will be the happiest family on earth, and this home, this house,this appartment in which we live, is going to be a church of God, where Jesus is the head of the church and we are the body of Jesus, imagine that every home is a church of christ, imagine it, even if you are living with friends, it’s going to be the same, have you thouhgt about it before? have you imagined how much our lives is going to change? ,so i am asking you in the name of jesus, if you wanted someday or if you felt someday that you want to pray with anyone you love, please do it, tell that partner that you want to , explain how to him/her how much it is goint to impact the both of you or the three of you or whatever number you are , Jesus will be with you , completing you ,and uniting you, and whatever you will ask for it will be granted ( if it should be) but remember that the more important is that ” two agree to pray the request”. and i beg you to pray that every christian house in all the world be that way, be a church of christ.
God bless you all, and if you have no one to pray with , please tell me, because i have no one to pray with too.
God bless you.