Thursday, April 13, 2006 || ||...The GREAT Business of S. A. Tan...||
- Dun mind me... but this ain't another sermon from Charles G. Finney.
It's lieu of a multitude of things that has happened recently, and, specifically after hearing of wat a gd fren of mine has been gng through, and although I feel like speaking my mind out on other things, I feel this has to be more crucially addressed at this time. It's a scheme from the deepest pits of Hell, and it has been striking down many Christians through the ages.
Wat exactly is S. A. Tan's GREAT buisness? It definitely ain't selling you insurance. Well, basically, it's to get you, as a child of God [the grp which I'm addressing], down! He executes this in 3 ways.
1. First, he is going to come like a FLOOD [Isaiah 59:19]. That's rite, he's gonna rain down a flurry of problems on you; a flood of inquity will pour out onto you. It will be evermore so when you're advancing spiritually in God! He sees you as a potential danger in his plans, cuz once you rise up, he noes u're gonna win souls regardless of the cost, which means less pple following him into the Lake of Fire, dat is, Mr. Tan's finally resting place. Such will be his hatred dat it will drive him to do all in his power to destroy you - physically, mentally, and spiritually as well.
2. Next, he'll tempt you to qn. God [or to put Him to the test]. Rmb, the same thing happened to Jesus, after he came out of the desert, exhausted; having spent 40 days and nights fasting thr [Matt 4:1-11]. It's the same: after the enemy exhausts you, he'll lead you along, to a pt. whr you will start blaming God for your problems and sufferings. He'll, cause you to think you've 'laboured in vain', as expressed by Jesus in Isaiah 49:4. He'll make you think dats it's been useless having trusted in God for so long, and after all the effort and prayer has come to naught.
3. If you dun counter the 1st two, your mind's gonna be opened only to Mr. Tan - and only Mr. Tan. Sin comes in w/ full force, and it's gonna destroy you completely, or even worse, lead you to death. Contemplating suicide is the most common poison He plants in people thereafter; a lethal poison dat will take effect overtime, sometimes so subtly dat pple arnd you wun even noe you've been inflicted as such.
Beloved, thr's a whole treasure of remedies in the Bible dat can lift the siege of the Devil over your life. All you need is juz haf faith in His Word. 3 ways to counter back.
1. '46Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say? 47I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. 48He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. 49But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.' [Luke 6:46-49]. The remedy to the first assault of the enemy is to constantly read His Word, and thereafter, put it into practice. This is probably the first, and strongest, line of defense. No wonder Paul mentioned: ' so then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.' [Romans 10:17]. James further elaborates: 'Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.' [James 2:17]. Peepz, this is the way to go if you wanna resist S. A. Tan's treachery. If you haven't been living out the infallible Word of God, or even reading it, it's time to get serious!
2. Ok now, so you've hit the second action plan on Mr. Tan's list [dat is tempting you to qn. God]. How do you reverse it? Take a look @ the same portion of the Scripture in which Jesus got tempted. Mr. Tan tempted him all he could, but Jesus kept rebuking w/ only one thing: the infallible Word of God! When the Devil had knocked you down to this stage, the ony thing you can lean on is this, and the promises it holds. However, unlike in the Old Testament, we as modern Christ-ians haf Jesus to lean on as well. The Messiah himself said: ' Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.' [Matthew 11:28]. Rmb, as well,'therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.' [James 4:7].
3. Counter to the 3rd action plan of S. A. Tan is to consult an authority of God i.e. pastors, ministers, leaders, spiritual counsellors etc. 'For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.' [Ephesians 5:8]. Do not keep mum abt your suffering, but bring it out to a God-given authority, and do it in private if it's really necessary.
Thr you haf it. It really all comes down on how much trust you're gonna put in God's Word. Will you learn to let go and let God?
Let's go!
'14 Do all things without complaining and disputing, 15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, 16 holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain.' [Philippians 2:14-16]
Peace out & GB.
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