As believers we must have only one single source of instruction. That would be God and His Word (Bible) which has been around since the beginning. (John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God). Our God is a God of truth and He does not lie (Titus 1:2 in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began). It is important to understand that we have no choice but to believe whatever is said in the Bible if we are true believers. We stumble when we believe in the lies of Satan who will do everything is his power to make life miserable. His whole method of operation is to “steal, and to kill, and to destroy” John 10:10. Jesus says in this same verse “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
Satan will always do the opposite of God and will lie to convince you that God is not telling the truth. 1 John 2:21-22 I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth. Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.
There is a basic way to determine what is from God and what is from Satan. God brings you love, joy, and comfort. Satan brings guilt, condemnation and torment. Easy to recognize the difference here but harder to overcome when in the heat of the battle.
Let’s touch on the area of sin. We are all sinners and fall short of the Kingdom. Fortunately, God sent His only son to die for ALL our sins from the beginning of time to the end of time. We simply confess our sins to Jesus and we are forgiven. There is no other payment required for our sins. They are forgiven. God does ask something in return. He asks us to make every effort to not sin again. If we slip up, we confess our sins to God and we are forgiven. Eventually, that particular sins goes away and that is what God wants. He knows we are not perfect.
God’s promises:
John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 2:1-2 My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.
Next, we will talk about guilt and condemnation. What did we say earlier about Satan? Satan wants us to feel guilt and to blame ourselves for our sin. Satan brings great condemnation. God wants the opposite. God wants you to feel His love and his comfort. God does not want us to feel bad after we have confessed our sins and we cannot let Satan or anyone convince us otherwise.
Again, God will forgive us for all our sins if we confess our sins to Him. We go on with our lives in this regard because our sins are forgiven. One key to avoid condemnation is to understand that we also need to forgive ourselves for sinning and not take on the burden of feeling horrible for our sin. There is no reason to feel bad if God has forgiven our sin.
Romans 8:1-2 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
It is only when we don’t believe in God’s Word and His promises that we open the door for Satan and his dark kingdom to wreck havoc in our lives. Take authority (Mark 16:17) and rebuke Satan when he attacks you in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth who came in the flesh. Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee James 4:7.
Jesus loves you and will protect you. BELIEVE!
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