Jesus' life is the light of all men. First the children of God, and then the unbelievers. Yes, even they know the truth; they know good and evil, and the difference between the two. Those who go to their graves in unbelief just refuse to acknowledge that truth. (Romans 1:20-25) Jesus glorified God. He loves all of God's creation; He helped make it. But, He worships only God. (Luke 4:8) The devil, himself, was quoted the law when he tried to get Jesus to worship him.
Jesus said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me." (Matt. 28:18) Do you know that this statement goes with (Matt. 16:19) "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." -This is crucial to us, because we must exercise our authority over the spirits. If we don't, we will run into serious problems. Jesus talked about unclean spirits, telling us that they don't stay away. They return with reinforcements. (Luke 11:24-26)
This is where we need to remember that there is no darkness in God. (1John 1:5) Jesus, in (Matt. 6:22-23) said, "The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! " This means that those dark feelings, moods, attitudes, etc., are coming from somewhere else. Unclean spirits are not just evil, foaming at the mouth, creatures. If you're depressed, unless you have clinical depression, you are being victimized by an unclean spirit. Bitterness is a spirit; as well as fear, sloth, envy, and the like. The Bible tells us that where there's envy there's all manner of evil. We have the power to cast these spirits out and overcome them.
(Ephesians 6:11-16) Outlines the full armor of God, which is how we overcome whatever comes against us. But verse 15 addresses the gospel of peace. Peace is the key word. We have peace with God because of Jesus Christ. When we come under tribulation, the first thing that often flies out the window is that peace. Am I right? We start to wonder what did I do? Why is God letting this happen to me? All kinds of stuff goes through our minds. Then we lose peace with ourselves, and pretty soon, nobody in the house has peace. Satan loves a divided house; it can't stand through the trial, the storm, the onslaught.
Jesus had peace always! When you read the Gospels, you become filled with His peace. My favorite stories are those of Jesus' peace in the midst of everything. When the boat was being swamped, Jesus was in the back sleeping. When Peter lost it and fell into the water, Jesus didn't freak out. No, Jesus had peace when He reached out and pulled Peter out of the water. One of the things Jesus said often was, "you of little faith…" That faith has to do with who and whose you are. You are God's beloved son, or daughter; just like Jesus is. When we walk in the same peace and power that Jesus walked, we not only have peace in every situation. We create peace; we shed peace. That's what it's about. It's about maintaining and sustaining the peace of God in every circumstance. As always, I'm reading from the ESV.
Love you from Café du Mondieu
Copyright by Marina Morrison (aka) Eden Stillwater, November 19, 2022, 11:25 a.m
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