Supernatural is real, The Devil.

 The devil is real,

I know. I know. This is not one of those warm fuzzy Messages. I know, I know. This is not a Message that is taught all that much, even in some very well-meaning churches. However, it is the truth. It is a truth that is inescapable. An absolute truth that is a constant. Never changing, ever-present, non-negotiating, truth. There is a war going on, and you are on one side or the other.

One of the greatest accomplishments of the devil is convincing the world that he doesn't exist. No devil, then no Hell. No devil, no hell, no sin. No sin, no reason for a Savior. No Savior, no God. No evil means no good. No hell, then no heaven. No judgment for sin, if there is no sin. Simply, live as you will.

As we have discussed in the past, he needs to do nothing to coerce you into doing anything. You are already his. All you have to do is NOT accept the Christ that IS Jesus. That's it. Live as you will. Do as you will. There is no need to change a thing.

It's like you, having two twenty dollar bills in your pocket. I take one, and put it in my pocket, and walk away. Which bill are you thinking about? The one in your pocket? Or the one in mine? Chances are, you are really angry that I took one of your bills. You want it back. You want me to stop taking your bills. You are thinking of ways for me to stop taking your bills. The last thing you are thinking about is the one in your pocket. Why? You already have that one. No. You are concerned with the one that got away from you. By me.

Satan is the same way. He doesn't care about you if you already belong to him. He cares about you once you leave. He will do whatever he can, to make sure that you do not take any more from him. So that's when you really have to be careful. 

Jesus tells us the devil is real. Luke 10:18-19

"And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy and nothing shall hurt you."

If he was not real, would Jesus warn us against him? Jesus told the Priests, and the Rulers of the Synagogues that reject Him {Jesus}, that,

"You are of your father the devil." John 8:44

The devil is very real. Let's go to Ezekiel 28:13-18

"You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, sardius, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, emerald, and carbuncle; and crafted in gold were your settings and your engravings. On the day that you were created, they were prepared. You were an anointed guardian cherub. I placed you; you were on the holy mountain of God; in the midst of the stones of fire you walked. You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created, till unrighteousness was found in you.

In the abundance of your trade, you were filled with violence in your midst, and you sinned; so I cast you as a profane thing from the mountain of God, and I destroyed you, O guardian cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I exposed you before kings, to feast their eyes on you. By the multitude of your iniquities, in the unrighteousness of your trade, you profaned your sanctuaries; so I brought fire out from your midst; it consumed you, and I turned you to ashes on the earth in the sight of all who saw you.."

Who was God talking to? Lucifer. Son of the morning. Some say the first angel. The most beautiful angel. He is not some Hollywood created demon as depicted in the picture above. In Isaiah 14:12-17

"How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low! You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’

But you are brought down to Sheol, to the far reaches of the pit. Those who see you will stare at you and ponder over you: ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms, who made the world like a desert and overthrew its cities, who did not let his prisoners go home?’"

You see, the devil is NOT, some red-faced, horned head, tail wagging, pitchfork-wielding, a demon straight out of a Hollywood horror movie. He is not a creature so hideous, that you would run in terror if you saw him. He is "son of the morning." The "Day Star" He is as beautiful as "every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold." Truth is, if he was to walk into a Church, many would fall down and worship him, thinking he was Jesus Himself. He is what he is.

Second, he is NOT all-powerful. This is an important fact for you to understand. The devil IS the lord of the Air. He is in control of this natural realm. As long as you are of this world, you are of him. You are in his hand. However, the Word tells us he needs permission to tempt the children of God. We see this in Job 1 and 2. We see this when Jesus said to Peter,

"Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat," Luke 22:31

The Word declares this in James 4:7

"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.."

It does not say, resist the devil and he MAY. It says "Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." We see this when Jesus tells us we should not fear the devil. Or anything, but God Himself.

"And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell." Matthew 10:28

Of course, we see this in the end. When Satan is cast out and "brought down to Sheol, to the far reaches of the pit. Those who see {him} will stare at {him} and ponder over {him}: ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms, who made the world like a desert and overthrew its cities, who did not let his prisoners go home?’ So he is not all-powerful. He is not a creature that can simply come in and destroy you and your life and bring you into chains to torment you forever. That's Hollywood. Not the devil.

\But do not be misled. He is very real. He is capable of many destructive things. He can ruin your life if you let him. He works in the ways he knows and the sin that brought him down in the first place is very much alive and well in this world. Pride. Think about this for a second. What was Satan's sin? Pride, greed, envy, desire for power. The desire to be God.

Look at the world. "He with the most toys at the end wins." People will lie, cheat, steal, and even kill, for? Pride, greed, envy, desire for power. The desire to be God. Mankind fell for Pride, greed, envy, desire for power. The desire to be God. God told Adam not to eat of one Tree. The devil told Eve what?

“But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” Genesis 3:4-5

Truth is, it came into our nature, Human nature, then.

"The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart." Genesis 6:5-9

Truth is, we do not need the devil to tempt us. We are evil all by ourselves. We create evil things. We do evil things. We are evil. The devil gets blamed for a lot of things we do, yet, the truth is, it is nothing more than human nature. It is who we are. It is what we do.

This is why it is important to be adopted out of the family of the devil, and into the family of God. This is why it is so important to be "Born Again." To become a child of God. For

"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit." Romans 8:1-4

Where the Spirit of Life is, the Spirit of Death no longer has any effect. The devil can tempt you. You can do sinful things. But ultimately, you belong to God. Without the Spirit of Life, you belong to the devil himself. He doesn't have to do anything. You are already his.

Also, think about this. The end result of the devil is death. He has already failed. There is a war going on. You are on one side or the other. Here is the thing though, unlike the wars in the natural, we already know who wins and who loses. God wins. The devil loses. Who's side are you on? Are you sure?

The devil is real. Be careful.

"Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.:" 1 Peter 5:8

Do you know Jesus as your Savior? Have you been adopted into the Family of God? If not, say this Prayer. Right now. Wherever you may be. Say it in your own words, and do not doubt in your heart. God will heal you. He will send the Spirit of Life to you. Let us Pray.

"Oh heavenly Father, Lord God. I am a Sinner. I know this. I know there is nothing I can do to change that. But I know you can. I accept Jesus and His Sacrifice for me. I believe that He raised from the Dead. I repent my Sins. Please send the Spirit of Adoption into my life. Help me to get to know the real you. Save me. Please. In the name of Jesus, Amen!"

That's it. It really is just that simple. Now go tell someone what you have just done. "That if you shalt confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in your heart that God hath raised him from the dead, you shalt be saved." Romans 10:9 You need to find a Church that God leads you to and be Baptized the way Jesus said to be. You are now a Child of God. A New Creature. You "have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him." Colossians 3:10

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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost be with you all. Amen. {2 Corinthians 13}

Until next time, be Blessed, be a Blessing, and Jesus is Lord!