Resist

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RESIST

Zachariah ch. 2 vs. 12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again. 13 Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.
Zachariah ch.3: vss. 1 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. 2 And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? 3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. 4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.
Even as the lost seek to resist Satan and come to God as humble children seeking salvation, The devil comes also hoping to resist them and retain their following. Now, we know that when God’s call comes and breaks our haughty spirit and love of the devil and we resist his clinging claws, God resists Satan and rebukes him. Satan may stand by for any opportunity to snatch away the soul rejecting him but God resists and rebukes Satan and then Satan’s claws are lifted; setting the captive free! God cleans the new convert and wipes away all sin into forever forgetfulness. The old cloak is discarded and a new one, clean and white, is taken upon the new creature that once belonged to the world of Satan. When the humbled flee from Satan they find God waiting with open arms, Hurry! James 4:6 “But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. 1 Peter 5:5 “Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. James 4:7 “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
There are those among us that either believe not these sayings or give way to Satan. These are men with corrupt minds, reprobate having not our Lord nor faith.
2 Timothy 3:8 “Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.”
We must never loose track of the goodness dwelling in the loving power of God toward us, His children. We are to speak words of wisdom, knowledge and understanding which He will give unto us. Always resting the works of Satan and his imps. Luke 21:15 “For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.” Acts 6:9-10 “Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.”
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. Resisting to the end, Old Stephen, had finished the work God had for him and he waits now in peace for the day of the Lord. These heathen resisted the truth Stephen offered unto them. They resisted the WORD OF God.”Romans 13:2 “Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.”
It is a fearful thing to resist and fall into the hands of a living God who possesses all power forever. Acts 7:51 “Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.” As it was in days long passed by, so it is today. Adam and Eve began the trend of resisting the will of God. Down through the centuries, humans have kept the trend alive under the guiding hand of Satan. Even today those of and in the world risk everything rather than to humble themselves, resist the devil and serve God. Others serve God begrudgingly.
Romans 9:19 “Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?” Matthew 5:39 “But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.” We Christians are not to return evil for evil by lowering our standards and repaying in kind. Love conkers all. If in the end our passiveness leads to harm or even death, we must resist sin. We know that such will come upon the children of God. They first hated Him and killed the beloved Son of God.1 Peter 5:9 “Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. Hebrews 12:4 “Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.”
Let us resist steadfast believing the commandments and promises of God. Resist the devil. Know God, know peace. Amen. 03-23-2020 BLL


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