11/11/2022
Satan's meeting (read even if you're busy)
Satan called a worldwide convention of demons. In his opening address
he said, "We can't keep Christians from going to church." "We can't keep
them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth." "We can't even keep
them from forming an intimate relationship with their savior." "Once they
gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken.
"So let them go to their churches; let them have their covered dish
dinners, but steal their time, so they don't have time to develop a
relationship with Jesus Christ." "This is what I want you to do", said the
devil:
"Distract them from gaining hold of their Savior and maintaining that vital
connection throughout their day. "How shall we do this?" his demons shouted.
"Keep them busy in the nonessentials of life and invent innumerable
schemes to occupy their minds," he answered. "Tempt them to spend, spend,
spend, and borrow, borrow, borrow. "Persuade the wives to go to work for
long
hours and the husbands to work 6-7 days each week, 10-12 hours a day, so
they
can afford the empty lifestyles."
"Keep them from spending time with their children." "As their families
fragment, soon, their homes will offer no escape from the pressures of
work!
"Over-stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still, small
voice." "Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever
they drive." "To keep the TV, VCR, CDs and their PCs going constantly in
their home and see to it that every store and restaurant in the world plays
non-biblical music constantly." "This will jam their minds and break
that union with Christ."
"Fill the coffee tables with magazines and newspapers." "Pound their
minds with the news 24 hours a day." "Invade their driving moments with
billboards." "Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, mail order
catalogs, sweepstakes, and every kind of newsletter and promotional offering
free products, services and false hopes."
"Keep skinny, beautiful models on the magazines and TV so their
husbands will believe that outward beauty is what's important, and they'll
become dissatisfied with their wives." "Keep the wives too tired to love
their husbands at night." "Give them headaches too!" "If they don't give
their husbands the love they need, they will begin to look elsewhere." "That
will fragment their families quickly!" "Give them Santa Claus to distract
them from teaching their children the real meaning of Christmas." "Give
them an Easter bunny so they won't talk about his resurrection and power
over
sin and death.
"Even in their recreation, let them be excessive." "Have them return from
their recreation exhausted." "Keep them too busy to go out in nature
and reflect on God's creation." "Send them to amusement parks, sporting
events, plays, concerts, and movies instead." "Keep them busy, busy, busy!"
"And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip and
small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences."
"Crowd their lives with so many good causes they have no time to seek
power from Jesus." "Soon they will be working in their own strength,
sacrificing their health and family for the good of the cause." "It will
work!"
"It will work!"
It was quite a plan! The demons went eagerly to their assignments
causing Christians everywhere to get more busy and more rushed, going
here and there. Having little time for their God or their
families.
Having no time to tell others about the power of Jesus to change
lives. I guess the question is, has the devil been successful at his
scheme?
You be the judge! Does "busy" mean:
B-eing
U-nder
S-atan's
Y-oke?
