Good morning blessed of God!
In Revelation 12:10, the enemy is called, “The accuser of the brethren, who accuses us night and day before God.” There is nothing he would love any more than for us to live our lives feeling guilty and accused because we miss it.
Throughout our lives, he will bring accusations against us, telling us what we “did not do”, or what we “should have” done. He will remind us of our mistakes and failures. So many people just swallow them hook, line, and sinker, and go around guilty and accused, and feeling wrong about themselves because they have not learned who they are in Christ.
Just when they are about to get over feeling guilty about something, another accusation comes to mind.
Family, the devil is a liar according to John 8:44, so whatever he says, just believe the opposite. The Scripture declares in John 10:4-5 that we know our Father’s voice and the voice of a stranger, we will NOT follow.
See, if we make the mistake of receiving these accusations, we will go through the day without JOY and without CONFIDENCE, and will not expect anything good, because we do not “feel” we deserve it.
We all know people who have made mistakes; they have gone through failures; but instead of receiving God’s mercy; instead of letting it go and pressing forward, that voice tells them: “You blew it; you messed up.” So, they live guilty and accused. When he does this, just turn it around and say, “I will break this habit and I am not a failure, in Jesus’ Name.”
Do not receive all the accusations and voices that come to mind, instead, cast them down. We are not supposed to receive everything that comes across our minds. Take those thoughts captive according to 2 Corinthians 10:5.
Tell the enemy you are not going to dwell on that junk anymore. Say things like this: “Father, I thank You that Your Spirit is within me and Your favor is toward me. Thank You, Father, that my feet are ready to run for you and there is nothing that can stop me now. You are my helper. What can man do to me? If God is for me, who can be against me? I may not see how I am getting to the finish line, but I know there is one and there is no stopping me now. Thank You, Father, for your grace in my life.”
As long as you are keeping His commandment of love to the best of your ability and have a desire to do what is right, you can be assured ~ God is pleased with you!
Learn to receive God’s forgiveness according to 1 John 1:9. Do not allow accusing voices to play over and over in your minds.
Paul said in Philippians 3:13,
- This one thing I do, to forget those things that are behind and to stretch forth myself to those things which are before.
Do this and keep your eyes on Jesus and you will take away all the power of the accuser. He cannot control us when we do not believe his lies.
Let us learn to resist the enemy! 1 Peter 5:8-9 says,
- Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary, the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour, whom resist steadfast in the faith…
Let me remind you of this Scripture from Philippians 1:6,
- He Who began a good work in you will continue to perform it until it is perfectly complete.
Take the pressure off yourself ~ God is still working on us all! He has a great plan for your lives. God will restore everything that has been stolen.
Only listening to the voice of the Good Shepherd,
Lisa Gordon
Jesus City Church