Fox News, CNN, ABC, CBS, MSNBC, and all the other news agencies have mixed reviews on what happened in Charlottesville, Virginia. Each individual news agency had their own view as to which hate group was to blame for it all. And, in my humble but extremely knowledgeable opinion, I believe they were all WRONG!
In John 10:10, Jesus reported on those events nearly 2000 years ago. And I quote from the NIV, The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they might have life, and have it to the full. The thief that Jesus mentioned is none other that satan, the arch enemy of God and all of those that would be Godly.
Satan got kicked out of Heaven because of his own pride and he has been taking his anger out on mankind ever since. Jesus, also, pointed out to the ungodly religious leaders of His day in John 8:44--NIV--You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. To borrow and old farming term, Jesus was shucking the corn right down to the cob, wasn't He?
It is plain to see that the driving force behind the Charlottesville disaster, as well as the rioting and terrorist activities around the globe can be tied to one thing. And that one thing is satanically inspired and inflamed hatred. Every one of those groups are fueled by their hatred for the other groups. That hatred boils over into killing and destroying.
I don't see it any other way. There's no way to whitewash any of the groups that go around seeking to destroy human life and property. Absolutely none of the groups have any desire to build up mankind. Every one of them wants to destroy. According to Jesus, that is an attribute of satan.
Let's look for a minute at a scene in Jesus' life. Mark 5 tells of his encounter with a demon possessed man. Instead of running away and hiding, this man actually ran to Jesus. He yelled at Jesus not to torment him. We all know that Jesus never came to torment. He came to heal. So, what was up with that?
If you read further in that account, you will find that it was demons inside of the man that forced him to say those things. Those demons recognized Jesus as the Son of God and asked Him not to torment them.
How did the demons know that He was the Son of God? The answer is simple. Ever since Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist, the Holy Spirit lived inside of Him. The Holy Spirit was the Creative Force of everything that there is. The Holy Spirit was the Creative Force that brought those fallen angels into being in the first place. Those demons were spirits just like the Presence of God inside of Jesus was Spirit. They recognized their Creator inside of Jesus. More than that, they recognized their conqueror and destroyer, also.
This demon filled man was so mean that no man could bind him. If they bound him with chains, he would break the chains. He ran around naked in the tombs and yelled and screamed. Sounds like a lot of those hate groups, doesn't it.
I hope you understand what I just wrote. If not, let me say it again. Those demon spirit forces that were destroying that man's life and stole his freedom, love and sanity recognized the Creator God that lived inside of Jesus in the form of the Holy Spirit. The disciples could not physically see the Holy Spirit. Jesus' mother couldn't see the Holy Spirit. The religious rulers of His day certainly couldn't see the Holy Spirit. Yet, the demonic forces of darkness not only recognized the Presence of the Almighty in Jesus, they, also, ran to Him and begged for mercy.
We Christians need to realize this. We need to realize that there was not a special Holy Spirit for Jesus and a separate and extremely weaker Holy Spirit for all of the others that would believe on the Name of the Lord. Romans 8:11 says that we are filled with the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead.
Our problem is that we depend on these news agencies to tell us what's going on and how we are powerless to deal with the situations. I used to and you probably still do sit for hours while they pour all of this anti-God information and there's nothing we can do garbage into our heads. That's why I give Fox News on the internet about a brief two minute scan. I prefer to get into the Presence of the Father and let Him fill me in on ALL THE BEHIND THE SCENES NEWS.
According to Jesus, those things that steal, kill and destroy comes from the devil. AND, according to Jesus in Luke 10:19, He GAVE US POWER OVER ALL THE POWER OF THE ENEMY. What if we paid more attention to the power of the Holy Spirit within us than watching the power of the devil in action? What if we stayed in His Presence enough to get some of the Holy Spirit's news flashes? What if we exercised our spirit man in the power that God has placed inside of us?
Here's the icing on the cake. What if we reacted to things the way that Jesus did? When this demon possessed guy came running up to Him, Jesus never flinched. As a matter of fact, if you read the whole story, the ONLY reason Jesus went across that lake in the first place was to cast out those demons. As soon as the job was accomplished, He got back in the boat and headed toward the other side.
Jesus did not hide from the problem at hand. He knew He had a greater power within Him that any problem that He would ever face. And that included the cross eventually. He never backed down from someone dying. He never backed down from someone with leprosy. He never backed down on a lack of food for the 5,000 and then for the 4,000. He never backed down on being arrested and crucified because He knew it was the only way to get to the resurrection.
Jesus told us we would have tribulations. He also told us to cheer up because He overcame those tribulations for us. His death on the cross and resurrection bought the power for us to be more than conquerors (Romans 8:37) over anything we face.
SO! I say that we become a reactionary revolutionary force for Jesus. Let's pay more attention to who the Word of God and the Holy Spirit says we are than what any news agency or backslidden preachers tell us we aren't. Let's spend more time in His Presence and get better acquainted with this Creative Force so we can appropriately deal with these situations.
Jesus gave us authority over all the satanic powers that are pushing every single one of these hate groups around this world. Seeing the destruction and killing going on around us is actually the devil telling us how weak and cowardly we are. No where in the Word of God does it tell us that we have to bow down to the devil.
Here's our marching orders. 1 John 3:8--KJV--For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Jesus did not come to build big and powerless churches. He did not come to establish a super denomination. He came (Luke 19:10) to seek and to save that which was lost.
Tank up. Find the enemy and destroy him through the power of prayer. Begin and don't stop binding the powers of hell that control our neighborhoods, cities and countries with hatred and violence. And the FORCE will be with you.
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