The Big Bad Devil
Everybody has heard the story of the three little pigs and
the big bad wolf. What if the story went a little like this.
The Father, the Son, and The Holy Spirit building the house
of Heaven when all of a sudden they get a knock on the door from the big bad
Devil.
The devil bangs on the door of someone who believes in God
but does not practice living with total obedience to his will. That devil huffs
and puffs and sends sin right in. He blows down that house with malice and hate
tearing down families and friendships with ease. When the person moves closer
to the truth and turns to Jesus the devil follows blowing harder and harder.
Now that same person starts changing their lives and turns to
Jesus for knowledge and answers. Here comes that big bad devil working harder
than ever to break this chain. He sends a storm of circumstances that will drop
a person to their knees and challenge their faith. He moves in so fast that it
feels like the whole world is crashing around you. He huffs and puffs and huffs
and puffs only to find it is getting harder to tear down this house. Jesus is strengthening
this person with trial and tribulations that seem unbearable at the time but
carries them through each one so that they can move even closer to that beautiful
mansion in the sky.
Moving on and filling their whole life with the Holy Spirit,
you would think that there was no way that devil could get in. Unfortunately
now he is angrier than ever and working with a mission to destroy. He works
overtime on every part of your life. He huffs and puffs trying to break your
faith. He huffs and puffs to tear down your joy and happiness. He huffs and
puffs breaking you down in every possible way. He attacks your family and
devours your finances. He puts temptation in your face and laughs when you
break. He fills your heart and head with doubt and mistrust. He fights with all
he has to win your soul but this time you are prepared and backed by an army of
good and pure angles. He is relentless and never quits but so is your army. He
will eventually back off and move on to someone who has a weaker house and
easier to blow down. He will come back on occasion and start all over and
usually it’s just when you think he is gone that he will swoop in and shake the
ground to try and make you stumble and fall.
That big bad Devil will be around as long as we reside on this
planet. The way I figure it is that the only thing we have going for us is the promise
of a beautiful everlasting palace in the sky. As long as we keep our faith and
never lose sight of what is right and good we have a fighting chance but as
soon as we let our guard down all the hard work we have done will be tore down.
God never said that doing the right things would be easy and for the most part
if it’s easy it’s probably not a good thing. We might spend the rest of our
lives fighting but isn't it worth it in the end.
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