Joshua, Chapter 2, Verse 24
They assured Joshua, “The LORD
has given all this land into our power; indeed, all the inhabitants of the land
tremble with fear because of us.”
Secularist and pagans
still tremble with fear because of God. Why? People fear what they do not
understand or have to compete with. Every person is born with the spirit of God
within them; it is the spirit of truth which they have lost or suppressed. Christ
referred to this when he told the parable of the sower. The seed is the spirit
of truth (spirit of God) that the sower sows. Christ tells us, “A sower went out to sow. and
as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil. It sprang up
at once because the soil was not deep, and when the sun
rose it was scorched, and it withered for lack of roots. Some
seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it. But some seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit, a hundred or
sixty or thirtyfold. Whoever has ears ought to hear.”
(Mt. 13:3-9)
What do you think would
have happened to the pagan inhabitants of Jericho if it had responded to the
truth of God and had opened the gates to Israel before the fall? I would think
it would have been spared like the city of Nineveh when it listened to the
spirit of truth.
Jonah then left the city for a place to
the east of it, where he built himself a hut and waited under it in the shade,
to see what would happen to the city. And when the LORD God provided a gourd
plant that grew up over Jonah’s head, giving shade that relieved him of any
discomfort, Jonah was very happy over the plant. But the next morning at dawn
God sent a worm that attacked the plant, so that it withered. And when the sun
arose, God sent a burning east wind; and the sun beat upon Jonah’s head till he
became faint. Then Jonah asked for death, saying, “I would be better off dead
than alive.” But God said to Jonah, “Have you reason to be angry over the
plant?” “I have reason to be angry,” Jonah answered, “angry enough to die.”
Then the LORD said, “You are concerned
over the plant which cost you no labor and which you did not raise; it came up
in one night and in one night it perished. And should I not be concerned over
Nineveh, the great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty
thousand persons who cannot distinguish their right hand from their left, not
to mention the many cattle?”(Jon
4:5-11)
Let us remember that we
are sowers of the Lord’s truth and not be angered but take on the spirit of
Christ at the crucifixion when he said, “Father, forgive them,
for they do not know what they are doing.” (Lk: 23:34)
The Enemy is crafty and powerful. Heed these warnings to avoid his ambush.
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Be sober, be watchful! For your adversary the
Devil, like a roaring lion, goes about seeking someone to devour. Resist him,
steadfast in the faith. 1 Peter 5: 8– 9
·
Satan himself disguises himself as an angel of
light. 2 Cor 11: 14
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But I fear
lest, as the serpent seduced Eve by his guile, so your minds may be corrupted
and fall from a pure devotion to Christ. 2 Cor 11: 3
·
Wisdom that is from above is first of all
chaste, then peaceable, moderate, docile, in harmony with good things, full of
mercy and good fruits, without judging, without dissimulation. The fruit of
justice is sown in peace by those who make peace. Jas 3: 13– 18
·
Be angry and do not sin: do not let the sun go
down upon your anger; do not give place to the Devil. Eph 4: 26– 27
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