Post by forgiven on Feb 15, 2005 2:51:00 GMT -5
NEIL ANDERSON'S DAILY IN CHRIST
from Freedom in Christ Ministries
February 15
THE ACCUSER OF THE BRETHREN
The accuser of our brethren . . . who accuses them before our God
day and night (Revelation 12:10).
Next to temptation, perhaps the most frequent and insistent
attack from Satan to which we are vulnerable is accusation. By
faith we have entered into an eternal relationship with the Lord
Jesus Christ. As a result, we are dead to sin and alive to God,
and we now sit with Christ in the heavenlies. In Christ we are
important, we are qualified, we are justified. Satan can do
absolutely nothing to alter our position in Christ and our worth
to God. But he can render us virtually inoperative if he can
deceive us into listening to and believing his insidious lies,
accusing us of being of little value to God or other people.
Satan often uses temptation and accusation as a brutal one-two
punch. He comes along and says, "Why don't you try it? Everybody
does it. Besides, you can get away with it. Who's going to know?"
Then as soon as we fall for his tempting line, he changes his
tune to accusation: "What kind of a Christian are you to do such
a thing? You're a pitiful excuse for a child of God. You'll never
get away with it. You might as well give up because God has
already given up on you."
We have all heard Satan's lying, hateful voice in our hearts and
consciences. He never seems to let up on us. Many Christians are
perpetually discouraged and defeated because they believe his
persistent lies about them. And those who give in to his
accusations end up being robbed of the freedom that God intends
His people to enjoy.
The good news is that we don't have to listen to Satan's
accusations and live in despair and defeat. Satan is not your
judge; he is merely your accuser. When Satan's accusations of
unworthiness attack you, don't pay attention to them. Instead
respond, "I have put my trust in Christ, and I am a child of God
in Him. I have been rescued by God from the fire of judgment, and
He has declared me righteous. Satan cannot determine a verdict or
pronounce a sentence. All he can do is accuse me--and I don't buy
it."
Lord God, when Satan accuses me and reminds me of my past, help me to remind him of his future.
from Freedom in Christ Ministries
February 15
THE ACCUSER OF THE BRETHREN
The accuser of our brethren . . . who accuses them before our God
day and night (Revelation 12:10).
Next to temptation, perhaps the most frequent and insistent
attack from Satan to which we are vulnerable is accusation. By
faith we have entered into an eternal relationship with the Lord
Jesus Christ. As a result, we are dead to sin and alive to God,
and we now sit with Christ in the heavenlies. In Christ we are
important, we are qualified, we are justified. Satan can do
absolutely nothing to alter our position in Christ and our worth
to God. But he can render us virtually inoperative if he can
deceive us into listening to and believing his insidious lies,
accusing us of being of little value to God or other people.
Satan often uses temptation and accusation as a brutal one-two
punch. He comes along and says, "Why don't you try it? Everybody
does it. Besides, you can get away with it. Who's going to know?"
Then as soon as we fall for his tempting line, he changes his
tune to accusation: "What kind of a Christian are you to do such
a thing? You're a pitiful excuse for a child of God. You'll never
get away with it. You might as well give up because God has
already given up on you."
We have all heard Satan's lying, hateful voice in our hearts and
consciences. He never seems to let up on us. Many Christians are
perpetually discouraged and defeated because they believe his
persistent lies about them. And those who give in to his
accusations end up being robbed of the freedom that God intends
His people to enjoy.
The good news is that we don't have to listen to Satan's
accusations and live in despair and defeat. Satan is not your
judge; he is merely your accuser. When Satan's accusations of
unworthiness attack you, don't pay attention to them. Instead
respond, "I have put my trust in Christ, and I am a child of God
in Him. I have been rescued by God from the fire of judgment, and
He has declared me righteous. Satan cannot determine a verdict or
pronounce a sentence. All he can do is accuse me--and I don't buy
it."
Lord God, when Satan accuses me and reminds me of my past, help me to remind him of his future.