The Marvelous Message

Of all the ways the devil will tempt a person, catering to one's vanity is his favorite means to get them to fall. After all, before the inception of time, he also succumbed to pride. He believed he had an inward right to the heavenly throne, and through promulgating the potential of self exaltation to other angelic beings, he led a massive insurrection against the Almighty. There was absolutely no chance of a “successful rebellion”, but reason often dissipates when one is steeped in prideful bitterness. Simply put, the devil began to hate God, for being, God. This attitude of entitlement parades itself in every heart. We may be able to mask it for a while, but given enough hardships and displeasure, we often become the corrupted clay, vilifying the ways of God and distrusting the commands of His word (Isaiah 29:16). The apostle Paul's warning to believers at Ephesus was,  “Don't give the devil any opportunity to work  (Ephesians 4:27).” Yet, in the garden of Eden, we ...

       In the last article, we have seen Eve's response to satan's deceitful question over God's command concerning partaking of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Somehow she managed to add to the divine warning. Being cautious over consuming the fruit was not enough. There was, at some point, an implementation of fear over even looking at it! One may think that this was a noble way of avoiding temptation, but if he were to take into acco unt the way in which Eve succumbed to the devil's enticing words, then he would understand that her added standard stemmed from a latent, self-righteous motive rather than a wholesome desire for purity. Proverbs 30:5-6 states, “Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.” It is imperative that we hold to the true doctrine of God's word, but it is equally important that we keep ourselves from adding to what h...

From the Animated Bible Series by Revelation Media. James 4:7 states, “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” It would be glorious if every believer could grasp hold of this truth and faithfully live it out, but most often this is not the case. Sadly, it has been stamped in people’s minds that the devil needs to be blinded by a metal crucifix and doused with water that has divine properties in order to ward off his wicked presence. As I wrote in the last article, there are often two extremes for how people view satan. They either see him as equally powerful to God or they simply think that he is just a symbol for evil and doesn’t exist. Though the apostle Peter warned Christians that the devil is a roaring lion viciously hunting for prey, such a dire command just doesn’t soak in. The church is almost comatose today being inundated with songs and sermonettes about of the love of God and the blessings of God that she can’t discern the dece...

According to a Gallup poll in 2016, most Americans said they believe in God. Close to eighty five percent of Americans believe there is a Supreme Designer of life. Although, opinions vary over the definition of God, and when asked about angels, hell, the devil etc. the number of people who believe dramatically shifts. The same Gallup poll records that only sixty percent of Americans polled say they believe in the devil. In 2009, a Barna poll revealed that over forty percent of professed Christians said they didn’t believe the devil was a person, but just a symbol of evil. It appears that the Hollywood image of a devious, red horned creature with a long tail and a pitchfork has been subtly engraved in our minds. In many cartoons, such a character of evil is almost laughable. Not every film portrays the devil like Legend does, but for the most part, this is the imagery that we have been spoon fed and have solidified in our minds. Our culture is stuck between a fire breathing beast di...