Cruel Power of the Enemy

Today's Devotion Friday, February 28, 2020

Cruel Power of the Enemy

Today's Text Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. James 4:7, 8

There are multitudes today as truly under the power of evil spirits as was the demoniac of Capernaum. All who willfully depart from God's commandments are placing themselves under the control of Satan. Many a man tampers with evil, thinking that he can break away at pleasure; but he is lured on and on, until he finds himself controlled by a will stronger than his own. He cannot escape its mysterious power. Secret sin or master passion may hold him a captive as helpless as was the demoniac of Capernaum. The Signs of the Times, January 29, 1908 (The Ministry of Healing, 92, 93). Satan is the god of the world; his influence is to pervert the senses, control the human mind for evil, and drive his victims to violence and crime. He sows discord and darkens the intellect. The work of Christ is to break his power over the children of men. Yet how many in every department of life, in the home, in business transactions, and in the church, turn Jesus from their doors but let the hateful monster in. The Signs of the Times, May 24, 1877 (The Spirit of Prophecy 2:317). Satan's path is the broadest and the most deceptive. It is made to appear the most attractive, while it is hard, mystifying, and full of disappointment. The Review and Herald, April 15, 1880. He who feels his own danger is on the watch lest he shall grieve the Holy Spirit and then draw away from God because he knows that He is not pleased with his course of action. How much better and safer it is to draw nigh to God, that the pure light shining from His Word may heal the wounds that sin has made in the soul. The closer we are to God, the safer we are, for Satan hates and fears the presence of God. SDA Bible Commentary 7:937. The subtlety of Satan will not decrease, but the wisdom given to men through a living connection with the Source of all light and divine knowledge will be proportionate to his arts and wiles. The Review and Herald, August 4, 1910. Note: In some areas phrases have been omitted by the compilers for whatever reason. I have restored them as underlined text, that the full intent of the author may be given.

My Thoughts: My friend, the most powerful tool of Satan is his power to deceive, and he uses fallen man as instruments of deception. When one is deceived and falls into sin, he leads them to deceive others. In the Garden of Eden when Satan in the guise of a serpent deceived Eve, she immediately went to deceive her husband and lead him into sin. So it is today. I’ve long wondered as to the nature of the deception that Satan would play upon the remnant church that would lead them to receive the mark of the beast. It was not until I understood the truth about God that my eyes were opened to the great deception, that is not future but is already in place today. Like a master magician he has led the church to focus their attention upon the day of worship while he artfully switched the One true God of the Bible for the triune god of the trinity. This deception has been so ingrained into the minds of the people that even when the light of truth is shed upon it, they reject it as being of the devil. “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!” (Isaiah 5:20). The condition of the church today has been foretold in the warning to the Church of Laodicea saying “I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:” (Revelation 3:15-17). The church today is in this most dreadful condition because they have forsaken the One true God and His Son Jesus Christ and have accepted the god of Babylon as its god. The spiritual condition of the church is nauseating to Christ and unless they are zealous in their repentance, He will vomit them from His mouth. The remedy for their condition reveals the deception that has been played upon them. “I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.” (Revelation 3:18). They do not have the white robe of Christ’s righteousness because they have forsaken the One true God for the false god of the trinity. The doctrine of the trinity is at the heart of all the evils that have come into the church today. My friend, will you allow the eyesalve of truth to be applied to your eyes today, that you may see the great deception that has been played upon you? Will you continue to close your eyes to the truth, closing the door of your heart to the knocking of Jesus? My prayer today is that you will receive the light of truth given to you today and that you will open the door of your heart to Jesus, the only begotten Son of God. God bless,

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Begotten but Not Forgotten with Nadar Mansour Begotten but Forgotten is a study the examines all the Bible occurrences of the word begotten. Nader Mansour looks at the consistent meaning of the word and how it applies to Christ. The truth of Christ's sonship is often forgotten by changing the meaning of that word. Presented at the QLD camp, February 2018. RESOURCES: Archive of Daily Devotions Melodies of Prayer Free Bible & Commentary Bible Study Resources The Truth About God The Final Protest Revelation1412.org Recommended YouTube Channels (New) The Advent Bible Fellowship YouTube channel Open Face Fellowship Revelation 14:12 Pro-life Andrew Smyrna Gospel Ministry Line of Truth Ministries

Monday: The Device of Worldliness

For Such a Time as This!

Today's Devotion Thursday, February 27, 2020

For Such a Time as This!

Today's Text For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? Esther 4:14

Whoever sees the repulsive character of sin, and in strength from above resists temptation, will assuredly arouse the wrath of Satan. The Great Controversy, 507. The same spirit that in ages past led men to persecute the true church, will in the future lead to the pursuance of a similar course toward those who maintain their loyalty to God.... The decree that will finally go forth against the remnant people of God will be very similar to that issued by Ahasuerus against the Jews. Today the enemies of the true church see in the little company keeping the Sabbath commandment, a Mordecai at the gate.... Satan will arouse indignation against the minority who refuse to accept popular customs and traditions.... Persecuting rulers, ministers, and church members will conspire against them. With voice and pen, by boasts, threats, and ridicule, they will seek to overthrow their faith.... Not having a “Thus saith the Scriptures” to bring against the advocates of the Bible Sabbath, they will resort to oppressive enactments to supply the lack. To secure popularity and patronage, legislators will yield to the demand for Sunday laws. But those who fear God cannot accept an institution that violates a precept of the Decalogue. On this battlefield will be fought the last great conflict in the controversy between truth and error. Prophets and Kings, 605, 606. The words of Mordecai to Esther may apply to the men and youth of today: “Who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Testimonies for the Church 5:321. Note: In some areas phrases have been omitted by the compilers for whatever reason. I have restored them as underlined text, that the full intent of the author may be given.

My Thoughts: My friend, what constitutes the true church of God? Is it those who worship on the 7th day sabbath? Is it those who have a true understanding of Bible prophecy? These are both good indications of the true church, but unless Jesus the true Son of God is at the head of the church it is not. In these last days the remnant church of God began as the Church of Philadelphia; a pure church without any condemnation before God. But today this remnant church has become the corrupt Church of Laodicea. What is the true problem with this church? It has forsaken the One true God and His Son Jesus Christ for the false god of the trinity, and as such has joined the ranks of the rest of the daughters of Babylon. However, God still has a remnant within this once pure church. There are those within its body that have not passed the boundaries of hope. To these He says "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." (Revelation 3:20). Those who heed the warning of the Faithful and True Witness of God will receive the robe of Christ's righteousness and be persecuted for their stance. Their faith will be tried in the fires of affliction, but through it their faith will be stronger for it. This is the true remnant of God "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." (Matthew 18:20) says Jesus. The denomination of any church does not constitute God's remnant church, neither is it found in any of the doctrines that it may hold. What constitutes God true remnant church is the presence of God through His only begotten Son. How sad it is today that the whole of the Christian world has accepted the counterfeit Christ called "God the Son" in place of the only begotten Son of God. My friend, If you have been deceived into accepting the false in place of the real, it is time to look away from this false Christ unto the true Son of God today. God bless,

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Begotten but Not Forgotten with Nadar Mansour Begotten but Forgotten is a study the examines all the Bible occurrences of the word begotten. Nader Mansour looks at the consistent meaning of the word and how it applies to Christ. The truth of Christ's sonship is often forgotten by changing the meaning of that word. Presented at the QLD camp, February 2018. RESOURCES: Archive of Daily Devotions Melodies of Prayer Free Bible & Commentary Bible Study Resources The Truth About God The Final Protest Revelation1412.org Recommended YouTube Channels (New) The Advent Bible Fellowship YouTube channel Open Face Fellowship Revelation 14:12 Pro-life Andrew Smyrna Gospel Ministry Line of Truth Ministries

Friday: Cruel Power of the Enemy

Built on the Rock

Today's Devotion Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Built on the Rock

Today's Text And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18

The word Peter signifies a stone—a rolling stone. Peter was not the rock upon which the church was founded. The gates of hell did prevail against him when he denied his Lord with cursing and swearing. The church was built upon One against whom the gates of hell could not prevail.... The church is built upon Christ as its foundation; it is to obey Christ as its head. The Desire of Ages, 413, 414. If Jesus had delegated any special authority to one of the disciples above the others, we should not find them so often contending as to who should be the greatest. They would have submitted to the wish of their Master, and honored the one whom He had chosen. Instead of appointing one to be their head, Christ said to the disciples, “Be not ye called Rabbi;” “neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.” Matthew 23:8, 10. “The head of every man is Christ.” God, who put all things under the Saviour's feet, “gave him to be the head over ... the church.” 1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 1:22. The Desire of Ages, 414. In the presence of God, and all the heavenly intelligences, in the presence of the unseen army of hell, Christ founded His church upon the living Rock. That Rock is Himself—His own body, for us broken and bruised. Against the church built upon this foundation, the gates of hell shall not prevail.... For six thousand years, faith has builded upon Christ. For six thousand years the floods and tempests of satanic wrath have beaten upon the Rock of our salvation; but it stands unmoved.... The Rock of faith is the living presence of Christ in the church. Upon this the weakest may depend, and those who think themselves the strongest will prove to be the weakest, unless they make Christ their efficiency.... The Lord “is the Rock, his work is perfect.” “Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.” Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 2:12. The Desire of Ages, 413, 414. Note: In some areas phrases have been omitted by the compilers for whatever reason. I have restored them as underlined text, that the full intent of the author may be given.

My Thoughts: My friend, our salvation is built upon the rock of Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God. When Jesus was here on this earth, Satan did all within his power to overcome the sinless Son of God, but Jesus would not let go of His faith that He was the Son of God. Jesus is the rock of our salvation that Satan cannot overthrow. Even the weakest believer that clings to Jesus is more than a match for the enemy of souls. Thus, he does all that is within his power to discourage and deceive that we may lose hold of our sure salvation in Jesus the only begotten Son of God. Our true problem is that we are sinful by nature, and as such our lives are mortal and subject to death. The salvation that God offers to us is His very life given to us through His Son. “And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.” (1 John 5:11). “For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;” (John 5:26). Therefore, Satan knows that all whom he can to separate from receiving the life of Jesus the only begotten Son of God, will not be saved. Thus, he has introduced to the whole of the Christian world a counterfeit Christ, that we may not receive that life. By the trinity Satan has introduced a false Christ called “God the Son” who is not really the Son of God but is only a metaphor. Thus, he has deceived the whole of the Christian world, to include the Seventh-day Adventist Church, into setting the anchor of their lives upon a counterfeit in place of the real. Thus, they cannot receive the transforming life of Jesus the Son of God. My friend, if you are worshiping God as a trinity you have been deceived by Satan. It is time to look away from the false god of the trinity unto the One true God through His Son Jesus Christ today. “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” (John 17:3).  God bless,

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Begotten but Not Forgotten with Nadar Mansour Begotten but Forgotten is a study the examines all the Bible occurrences of the word begotten. Nader Mansour looks at the consistent meaning of the word and how it applies to Christ. The truth of Christ's sonship is often forgotten by changing the meaning of that word. Presented at the QLD camp, February 2018. RESOURCES: Archive of Daily Devotions Melodies of Prayer Free Bible & Commentary Bible Study Resources The Truth About God The Final Protest Revelation1412.org Recommended YouTube Channels (New) The Advent Bible Fellowship YouTube channel Open Face Fellowship Revelation 14:12 Pro-life Andrew Smyrna Gospel Ministry Line of Truth Ministries

Thursday: For Such a Time as This!