“God Power”

 Proverbs 25:28.

A person without self-control is as defenseless

as a city with broken-down walls.  (NLT)

     Man powered self-control is undependable and cannot be trusted because it will eventually give in and fail you miserably.  Our human will power is flawed because we are born with a fallen, sinful nature that easily succumbs to the weakness of the flesh.   And it is this inherent human weakness to sin that gives the devil a strong foothold on our lives so he can slowly coerce us into the darkness where he reigns.  Satan is a powerful force to be reckoned with and without the power of the Holy Spirit we are as good as dead, because without the protection of Christ, the powers of darkness can easily break through our weak defenses and overpower us.  Without God, we are like the cities of old that had no walls to protect them from their enemies.  And much like those vulnerable cities, our human defenses against the evil powers of darkness are weak at best.  

     If we are to keep the enemy at bay, we need the Presence of God at our side.  If we are to control our urges to sin and our human nature to rebel against the righteousness of God, we need the indwelling of the Holy Spirit to help us stand strong in our faith so we do not fall prey to the powerful Enemy of our souls.  There is no other way, my friend.  It is either God's Way, or the highway to Hell.   Sin and death are the curses that Satan holds highly in esteem and Christ Jesus is the only One who can save you from them.  The Lord came and defeated both sin and death for those who want more than this life can offer them.  The Lord gladly took the full wrath of God for your sins.  God came.  God delivered.  Now it's up to you to either accept His gracious offer to help battle the dark forces you cannot defeat, or try it on your own and loose the gift of eternal life with your Maker.

                                      A Whisper of Hope

I came to save you, My child...not to see you succumb to the powers that want you dead; eternally dead.  I did all the suffering and dying so you would not have to.  Now all you have to choose My Way and live in the Light of My Truth.

Psalm 97:10

You who love the LORD hate evil.  He protects the lives of His

godly people and rescues them from the power of the wicked.  (NLT)

                 Take heart, because I have overcome the world.

                                           (John 16:33)