God put Jesus Christ in as Captain of our soul---the good side or LIFE. He made Satan captain of the bad side---or DEATH. The Holy Spirit is the referee and also the score keeper. God, the father, made up all the rules. We decide for ourselves whether to play fair and square or with cheating and devious tricks. Sometimes it seems like Satan’s side is winning. Murderers, cheaters and liars are getting all the nice houses and luxuries, while we try to live right but have trouble trying to eke out a decent living.
When the final countdown comes and fouls are counted against the ungodly, Satan’s team will lose every time. Jesus’ team will win the final victory in Heaven where it counts, if not in this life. It is a battle worth fighting---the greatest goal of receiving life eternal with God, our Father; never knowing want again.
Like little children, we do have to be taught how to play fair. No one loves a cheater. Also like little children, if we don’t like the way a game is played, we try to change the rules to suit ourselves. Remember the devil’s big lie: “You shall be as gods.” Beep! WRONG!” No wonder all the confusion in the world and it’s getting worse.
An addition to when this was originally written. I never thought that in 2009 that I would be posting these on the internet which can go all over the world. English is now able to be translated into many languages all over the world. I thought it was amazing to have an electric typewriter! These were written from 1986 to 1997. I could only give them to about 200 people at the most. There is no restriction as to how many miles they can travel in cyber space.
Man managed to mess up God’s order of things. Only God can straighten it out if we let Him. Trying to do it by himself, only makes things worse. Each group thinks it alone has the only solution.
No one knows which way to turn and blames it on the other guy. Adam blamed God for giving him the woman Eve who enticed him into eating the forbidden fruit. Adam had a will of his own. He didn’t have to listen to her. Eve blamed the serpent. She liked what he offered or she wouldn’t have listened to him. Neither Adam or Eve admitted they were at fault. Read Genesis 3:12-13. EACH PERSON IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS OWN SINS. WE CAN NOT BLAME ANYONE ELSE FOR MAKING US DO WHAT WE KNOW WE SHOULD NOT DO!
The devil made me do it. That’s a lie. We do it because we WANT to do it! That leaves only one way to go and that is back to God. Let Him be in full control again. He only wants what is best for us. Why should we settle for anything else?
We can not always depend on man. His intentions may be good but circumstances may prevent him from keeping his promises. Or he may change his mind and doesn’t want to do it.
We sometimes back off off from promises we made rashly. It is better to back off than do something against God’s wishes. It is better to be careful of the promises we do make. GOD ALWAYS KEEPS HIS PROMISES. God can not lie (Titus 1:2) Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. (Hebrews 13:
We have a team of winners against Satan (the father of lies---John 8:44) and his team of losers. “Choose for yourself this day whom you will serve (Joshua 24:15. When we prove we can play the game by God’s rules, we will return to our Father in Heaven and be home where we belong for all eternity. We do not get there by our own righteousness or good works. Philippians 9:11 “And be found in him, not
Having my own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith.” Works do not get us in God’s Kingdom.
Galatians 2:16a “Knowing that man is Not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ.” All this fussing about worldly things is in vain. YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD, WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOULD, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.”
Luke 10:27 & Deuteronomy 6:4-5) We have to be deprogrammed from the humanistic principles and ideas taught in this secular world and go back to the basic principles of God. Only then will it have true meaning. May God bless you in your decision. It will be the most important one you will make in all your life---a matter of life or death.
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