Earlier this week someone posted: "can the devil read your thoughts?"
This is what I know to be true.
No, the devil cannot; he doesn't have to, for he is the one putting the evil thoughts in your head.
You see, not every voice in your head is your own!
There are three voices in our head.
• The enemy's voice (loud, controlling, accusatory, demeaning);
• God's voice (a still small voice speaking His Word, guiding us in righteousness);
• and our voice (the one we choose to come into agreement with, when we speak!)
My post yesterday morning was an old one, that I revised a bit. What was on my heart was whose voice we listen to, and how to discern the difference.
Then immediately, a friend/pastor posted a message from Carter Conlon that said, "in other words, The Lord commands us to have a change of heart; to agree with Him and turn from what is wrong. LISTEN TO GOD'S VOICE"
Then on my way to work I listened to the cd, ‘The Power Of Forgiveness’ by Ken Carpenter (which I have done almost every month for the past 4 years.)
When Bro Ken said the following sentence, I had to stop the cd!
See the pattern?
How do you agree with the devil?
You listen to his voice whispering in your ear when he tells you, "you have every right to be mad; or "you don't deserve to be treated that way"; or "if he/she cared - they wouldn't have . . . "; or (you get the picture!)
And then you speak it!
You say it out loud!
THAT is coming into agreement with the thought.
See, it doesn't matter what someone else does or says; what matters is your obedience and relationship with God!
God knows, the struggle is in your mind and He gave us His Word with which to fight the enemy!
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
Ephesians 6:12 KJV
The Word says:
“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;”
2 Corinthians 10:5 KJV
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Philippians 4:8 KJV
God is soooooo trying to get our attention! He knows we try, but listening to the enemy's voice has taken us off the narrow path! We think we are okay. The church has been so deceived! God is saying: "Hear Me! Obey Me! Listen to My voice! Don't listen to the devil, and do not agree with him!"
He's giving us a message; will you listen?
Still reading in Jeremiah:
“Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate. But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.”
Jeremiah 44:4-5 KJV
Instead they listened to “lying spirits!”
“And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so. Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil concerning thee.”
1 Kings 22:21-23 KJV
How do you know?
“But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.”
Jeremiah 23:22 KJV
The enemy will whisper in your ear, and tell you lies. He will also whisper in the ears of those you love or respect, and they, not knowing the truth, will speak what they hear and it will hurt you! That is the devil's intent; to hurt you, to bring you down, to distract you from keeping your eyes on God! If you are concentrating on what the devil is doing you are NOT concentrating on what God wants you to do!
You have a choice, to whose voice you will listen; to whose voice you will obey!
“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.” Matthew 12:36 KJV
We must repent for listening to the devil; we must repent for believing his lies; for saying and doing what he directed - being distracted by him. We must be mindful of his ways and cast down his arguments. We must keep our focus on Jesus so we may be used by Him, and Him alone!
Father, I confess that I have listened to the lies of the enemy. Forgive me for entertaining the devil's thoughts. I repent of my sin and for time wasted on his distractions! Thank You Father for showing me my sin , and forgiving me when I confess and turn back to You! I purpose in my heart to listen for Your voice and to follow You! Thank you Father for Your mercy and Your grace, and for picking me back up, when I fall! I choose to obey Your Word and walk in Your ways!
Even so - MARANATHA!
From 12/4/16
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