Quick question. Can you think of war happening anywhere? I’m sure most of you answered that question easily. The Middle East is at war. Everybody seems to be mad at Israel. That’s not surprising.
“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it” (Zechariah 12:2-3).
God certainly can be trusted to tell us what’s happening…and what will happen. This hatred has been going on for generations. I have no human explanation as to why the entire world seems to be against Israel, but I am absolutely certain that it’s inspired by Satan. Satan has always declared war against anyone who loves God, or any nation that honors God.
There’s another war raging. A spiritual one. This war began in the Garden of Eden. God had given Adam and Eve a perfect place to live. Food and water were plentiful. There were no hurricanes, tornadoes, or typhoons to hinder life there, and Adam and Eve should have been content with their life in the Garden. Unfortunately, Eve made a fatal mistake. She questioned God. She listened to Satan, who had taken the form of a serpent, and he planted doubt.
Satan is always wrong. God had given Adam one rule. “And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shall not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die” (Genesis 2:16-17).
Notice it was a command, not a suggestion. The command was given to Adam prior to Eve’s creation, but Eve usurped her husband’s authority and chatted with Satan, who caused her to question God’s truth.
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?” (Genesis 3:1-2).
Eve should have turned away right then, but she chose to debate with this evil entity. In doing so, she added to God’s words. She said they weren’t even to touch the fruit, which wasn’t what God said. The problem would come from eating it and making it a part of themselves, and that would cause death. If you touch rat poison, it won’t kill you, but if you eat it, you’ll die. That lying serpent convinced her that God didn’t want them to eat of the fruit because they would then know good and evil and be gods. The fruit looked good, and so she ate it. It tasted good, so she gave some to Adam.
Why did he just go along? He knew what God had commanded, but he chose to allow Eve to defy God. He joined her in sin, and the world hasn’t been the same since. We’re at war. A spiritual war that seems to be ignored by many Christians, who just go along.
Many pastors avoid two subjects. One is prophecy. Although prophecy fills approximately 1/3 of Scripture, this subject is ignored. The other subject is regarding spiritual matters. It seems as if most Christians are willingly blind to the spiritual realm. They claim to believe Scripture, and know there’s a Holy Spirit, and that God lives in another dimension, but refuse to acknowledge that there’s an evil side to the spirit realm.
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“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it” (Zechariah 12:2-3).
God certainly can be trusted to tell us what’s happening…and what will happen. This hatred has been going on for generations. I have no human explanation as to why the entire world seems to be against Israel, but I am absolutely certain that it’s inspired by Satan. Satan has always declared war against anyone who loves God, or any nation that honors God.
There’s another war raging. A spiritual one. This war began in the Garden of Eden. God had given Adam and Eve a perfect place to live. Food and water were plentiful. There were no hurricanes, tornadoes, or typhoons to hinder life there, and Adam and Eve should have been content with their life in the Garden. Unfortunately, Eve made a fatal mistake. She questioned God. She listened to Satan, who had taken the form of a serpent, and he planted doubt.
Satan is always wrong. God had given Adam one rule. “And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shall not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die” (Genesis 2:16-17).
Notice it was a command, not a suggestion. The command was given to Adam prior to Eve’s creation, but Eve usurped her husband’s authority and chatted with Satan, who caused her to question God’s truth.
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?” (Genesis 3:1-2).
Eve should have turned away right then, but she chose to debate with this evil entity. In doing so, she added to God’s words. She said they weren’t even to touch the fruit, which wasn’t what God said. The problem would come from eating it and making it a part of themselves, and that would cause death. If you touch rat poison, it won’t kill you, but if you eat it, you’ll die. That lying serpent convinced her that God didn’t want them to eat of the fruit because they would then know good and evil and be gods. The fruit looked good, and so she ate it. It tasted good, so she gave some to Adam.
Why did he just go along? He knew what God had commanded, but he chose to allow Eve to defy God. He joined her in sin, and the world hasn’t been the same since. We’re at war. A spiritual war that seems to be ignored by many Christians, who just go along.
Many pastors avoid two subjects. One is prophecy. Although prophecy fills approximately 1/3 of Scripture, this subject is ignored. The other subject is regarding spiritual matters. It seems as if most Christians are willingly blind to the spiritual realm. They claim to believe Scripture, and know there’s a Holy Spirit, and that God lives in another dimension, but refuse to acknowledge that there’s an evil side to the spirit realm.
We Are At War :: By Nathele Graham
Quick question. Can you think of war happening anywhere? I’m sure most of you answered that question easily. The Middle East is at war. Everybody seems to
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