Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 17 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 18: “Satan’s War Against Sincere Christians”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 17

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The Devil Made Me Do It!

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Part 18:

“Satan’s War Against Sincere Christians”

To read the first part of this topic, go here…March 18 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 5: “Satan’s Army of Mockers!”)

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Back in the 1970’s, a certain saying was popularized…“The Devil made me do it! The Devil made me do it!”

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And this was merely mocking Christians, who were seemingly obsessed with pointing the finger at the Devil.

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Then they could all laugh and mock “the silly and absurd notion” that Satan is a very active and powerful force controlling the peoples of this world, by mockingly saying…“The Devil made me do it!”

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Flip Wilson – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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SATAN, “THE GOD OF THIS WORLD”

2nd Corinthians 4:4

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But the horrifying fact is, the Devil does indeed cause the vast percentage of the world’s inhabitants to do a whole lot of things!

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After all, Ephesians, Chapter 2 reveals a truth that practically nobody realizes or accepts! It is perhaps the most egregious truth in all of the Bible!

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And this verse is, “…the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”

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Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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FANATICAL COUNTERFEIT CHRISTIANS

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In the news today, a so-called “Christian” couple were discovered to have chained their children into the basement for a number of years!

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Unbelievable?

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Of course!

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But the most unbelievable part of the story is to believe that these two parents could actually be considered genuine Christians by some!

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Internet addiction prisoner – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons lic.

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“THE WAY OF TRUTH SHALL BE EVIL SPOKEN OF”

2nd Peter 2:2

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Well, obviously, the whole unthinkable situation could only be the evil work of that arch-deceiver, Satan!

And these two parents are no more Christian than even abject atheists are Christians!

But rather, these poor people have been raised up by Satan to become religious fanatics for the express purpose of giving Christianity just another “black eye”!

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But why would Satan commit such a heinous act in the name of Jesus?

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Again, the obvious answer is that Satan has scored a huge victory here!

Oh yes, Satan has always exulted whenever he could give Christianity a bad reputation in some way.

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Internet addiction prisoner – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons lic.

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HOME-SCHOOLING IN DANGER

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But this incredible story becomes an even more damaging situation because the children were considered to be homeschoolers.

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Yes, in a society in which homeschooling is already looked down upon with a suspicious eye by the government, this horrific incident only makes matters worse!

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Nazi Stabs Bible – Wikimedia commons – US Public Domain (2)

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FORCED TO WORSHIP THE BEAST’S IMAGE

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It appears that Satan is now “on the march”, as the saying goes!

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Yes, it would seem as if God is now permitting Satan to fulfill the prophecy found in Revelation 13:15-17…

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Here is rather veiled, and difficult language concerning Antichrist Beast and his image which speaks.

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But to put all this in the simplest terms, it merely speaks of the day when Satan has been allowed to make life nearly impossible for Christians!

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CHRISTIAN LIBERTY SOON REMOVED

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And this incident (along with many similar occurrences), is just one more nail in the coffin of Christian freedom!

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Yes, the walls seem to be rapidly closing in on the Christian community;

at least, it is for dedicated Christians who care enough and have the ability to homeschool their children.

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But for the vast majority of Christians, this sad story shouldn’t affect them very much, since most Christians already have their children enrolled in public schooling.

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But those few dedicated Christians who now home-school their children, in the near future it might just become increasingly difficult to continue to educate their children at home.

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Homeschoolers playing Dutch Blitz at picnic gathering – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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SATAN’S IMAGE FORCED ON WORLD (AND CHRISTIANS)

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But stepping back and looking at the bigger picture, we understand that Satan is so very jealous for his kingdom of darkness!

This hate-filled tyrant cannot stand to see Christians living “off the grid”, as far as having their children educated outside of public schooling.

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Even most private Christian schools have become so mired down with government regulations, that they are just a little better than public schooling.

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Yes, there has developed a world-loving spirit in today’s church-world, which manifests itself in many or perhaps most church-operated schools.

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TOTALITARIANISM ALREADY IN PLACE

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And as we survey our current society, it would seem that we are now entering a whole new level of mind-control!

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Yes, with television, public schooling, Internet, hand-held devices, radio, magazines, newspapers, novels, billboards, etc., Satan has already achieved a level of mind-control never before seen in history past!

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“GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES”

2nd Peter 1:4

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And yet, God is faithful!

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Yes, we can cling to the many “great and precious promises” from God, such as this one…“But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:” Romans 5:20

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Here is a real blessed promise for concerned Christian parents!

God vows to help all those who truly love Him!

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**And such promises as this one will become even more vitally important in the coming months as Satan continues to “tighten the noose” around Christians!**

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 19, CLICK HERE…

December 30 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 19: “Sleeping To Satan’s Lullabies!”)

Violin Lullaby – Satan – Tartini’s Dream – Louis-Léopold Boilly 1761-1845 – Devil’s Trill Sonata – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to prepare for the crisis which is now coming upon this world. Graciously allow me to hide Thy great and precious promises in my heart, that I might stand in this evil day which is already beginning…

Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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7 HEADS, 10 HORNS, & 7 CROWNS OF THE DRAGON

“And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.” Revelation 12:3

**In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.**

**However, the Dragon Constellation up in the night sky does not.**

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But God has faithfully created the wave of water, in such a way, as to illustrate this same concept of the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.

Because this wave of water is basically composed of ten stars.

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**The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7).**

**And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10).**

So, we have this 7 and 10 numbering.

And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent.

Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).

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TOMORROW…

December 18 (Who Are The Daughters of Sara? Part 2: “Who Was The First ‘Women’s Liber’?”

We Can Do It! Rosie the Riveter – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM

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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO THIS DEBATE REGARDING WHETHER THE CHURCH-AGE HAS ENDED.

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN…The Open Forum Harold Camping March 27, 2003

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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