>>John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
>>2 Peter 3:17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
DISTRACTION:
ALSO KNOWN AS WAGGING THE DOG
(When something of secondary importance improperly takes on the role of something of primary importance.)
There has been a lot of talk in recent years about great conspiracies — schemes purportedly aimed at destroying both democracy in America and Christianity. These stratagems have included the Trilateral Commission, Communism, the New Age movement, Secular Humanism, the Illuminati and cults. Viruses, vaccines and chips.
Yet I believe none of these conspiracies has ever troubled the heart of God.
With just one tiny whiff of his divine breath, he could blow them all into oblivion!
Only one conspiracy concerns our heavenly Father
A scheme aimed directly at Christians who have set their hearts on entering into the fullness of Christ.
It is a satanic conspiracy meant to thwart God’s plan of raising up an army of sanctified people — men and women totally devoted to the Lordship of Jesus in their lives!
Of course there is a conspiracy. The devil gets to have everyone running around figuring out who to blame for what, while no one looks at the reality of preparing for eternity.
And the best part of his conspiracy is the way he involves those who call themselves believers of Christ,
Satan does not care how he distracts believers as long as sinners do not hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ that is the power of God unto salvation. Just as long as blinded eyes are not opened and hearts are not changed.
A Conspiracy of Interruption and Distraction.
The devil is terrified of Christians who hunger and thirst after righteousness.
Indeed, he fears praying saints more than he fears a thousand years in chains!
All of hell quivers and quakes at the effectual, fervent prayer of a single believer.
Every demonic principality seated in high places cowers upon hearing the cries of a weeping, broken-hearted child of God.
The powerful praying of just one intercessor sounds like raging thunder in the caverns of the damned.
And there is not one inch of space in hell that isn’t affected by a believer who denies himself, takes up his cross and follows Christ with his whole heart.
Yet, we must be aware: The soul that cries out with agonizing yearnings for depth in Christ will become the central focus of Satan’s conspiracy of interruptions!
Pastors and leaders have this one thing in common ” Their greatest battle is not with some secret sin of the flesh — but with maintaining a consistent life of prayer and study in God’s word!
“Satan rarely tempts them with sexual sin.
However he has found one thing that works time after time. He gets them so busy with the daily affairs of life that their prayer and study time are crowded out!
They don’t allow this to happen intentionally.
In fact, most try to renew their efforts to get into the prayer closet, but are soon caught up again in all kinds of projects and interruptions.
And this cycle is repeated over and over. Satan is robbing them of my time with God!
Many sincere Christians fall victim of this demonic conspiracy of interruptions. And the devil’s chief target in these attacks is the secret closet of prayer!
He knows it is the door into the holy of holies — the armory out of which saints emerge in full battle dress, ready to withstand all of Satan’s fiery arrows.
So, how does the devil keep believers out of this fearsome, secret closet of prayer?
Does he parade erotic images through their minds? Does he tempt them with soothing thoughts of escape through alcohol or drugs?
Does he lure them with dreams of fame and prosperity?
No, The devil knows that the person in union with Christ will not be tempted by any such vulgarity.
And the truth is, these obvious temptations are not necessary for him to accomplish his work. Instead, the devil seeks to interrupt a believer’s every attempt to enter the presence of God.
He uses every device in hell to hinder that Christian’s efforts to spend time in prayer and in the study of God’s word!.
DISTRACTIONS by the secondary appears to take the role of primary importance.and thus becomes a type of “wagging the dog” scenario, and the enemy of our soul loves to see it so.
Deplorable Acts of sin: That which is deserving strong condemnation, shockingly bad in quality.
This has to do with the amount of time spent pointing out the obvious to others.
We all know that the world is wicked and yes believers need to be made aware of developing trends toward that wickedness, especially as it is seen creeping into the churches.
Where the distraction lies is when believers tend to focus much time and effort on condemning a particular type of sin or sinner without offering the remedy that is available for all sinners. One sided condemnation offers no hope for redemption and more often hardens hearts to pursue their own arguments.
As believers; we need to be sure to preach both sides of the Gospel, not just one. As Paul said proclaim the whole council of God.
“Expound the Law truly, to condemn all flesh, and prove all men sinners and then as a faithful minister, set about to preach the mercy of our Lord Jesus, and let the wounded consciences drink of the water of Life.”
>>Romans 6:23. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
As Believers it is never enough to tell people what the “wrong or false” Gospel is. We must always present The Gospel of Jesus Christ.
In the first-century church at Jerusalem, the Jewish widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food. Naturally, they sought the help of the leaders in the church.
But the apostles didn’t feel right about giving up their study of God’s word and time in prayer just to oversee this administrative task. So they called together the church body and said, “…It is not reason (good) that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables” (Acts 6:2).
As a result, seven men of “good report” were appointed to handle all the church’s business affairs. In the meantime, the apostles pledged, “We will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word” (verse 4).
This resulted in “…the word of God increasing; and the number of the disciples multiplying…” (verse 7). The church grew, because these men refused to neglect their primary task!
Mark Cowan
Watchmen On The Pod 