We were gisting, chit-chatting, walking towards the bus stop, by the time we got to the junction of the bus stop, probably, she was carried away, so I pulled at her , getting her attention, I pointed towards a black calabash supposedly filled with sacrifice(èbo, as yorubas would call it), I can still picture it vividly.
She cancelled whatever mission it was supposed to carry out in the name of Jesus and we crossed to the other side of the road to board a vehicle (bus).
From then till now, I am still shocked, yes, I know things like this exist bit I thought it was only in movies or in the forest, not outside on tarred roads, in the midst of civilisation.
In some minutes of reflection, I started to pity the individuals involved in that unbecoming act because obviously, the devil's hold on them is so strong and his deception, so deep.
Deception, this is the greatest instrument of the Devil, it is his checkmate move and the oldest tricks in his books, as it dates back to the time of creation in the Garden of Eden to the time in the wilderness with Jesus and up to the future that's yet to come....
Q: What is Deception? A: It is intentionally managing verbal and /or nonverbal messages so that the message receiver will believe in a way that the message sender knows is false.(Wikipedia, 2016)
The Issue now is "How do we overcome this old, yet dangerous and effective tool of our adverse enemy, the Old Serpent, Satan"?
1. You need to have a relationship with your maker through Jesus.
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me."(John 14 vs 6, NLT)
2. Deepen your relationship by reading the word, for there is nothing greater than the word, even, God is bound by his words(i.e The Bible)
"No, I will not break my covenant; I will not take back a single word I said." (Psalms 89 vs 34, NLT)
"In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God." (John 1:1, NLT).
3. Strengthen and keep your Spiritual man fit by taking part in spiritual exercises, like praying, Fasting(as the Spirit gives you grace), memorising Bible verses, speaking in tongues(if you have not experienced the Baptism of The Holy Spirit, simply ask him; it's a wonderful experience)
4. Spend time meditating on the word of God, and learn to be still and sensitive to the voice/leading of the Holy Spirit.
5. Attend a Bible-believing church, attend the services as regularly as possible. "Iron sharpens Iron, so a man sharpens another and let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, bit encourage one another... (Psalms 27:17, NIV & Heb. 10:25,NLT)
6. Finally, put on the whole armour of God: The Helmet of SALVATION The Body Armour of RIGHTEOUSNESS The Belt of TRUTH The Shoes of PEACE The Shield of FAITH The Sword of THE SPIRIT(i.e, THE WORD OF GOD) Eph. 6:13-17, NLT
The Lord will help YOU & Me, for by our own strenght, we are like chickens in the hands of the devil about to be slaughtered but with GOD in us, the devil is like a grasshopper to a Giant because the Bible says: "Greater is He that is in me, than he, that is in the world"... 1 John 4:4, KJV
The Lord is Our Strenght!!!
