know more about devil also - part 2

We recognize the voice when someone close to us calls even from an unknown telephone number. When a school time friend calls us after many years, we take time to recognize his/her voice. When strangers call us, we are not able to recognize them. 
How close we are with Jesus determines how fast and accurately we recognize his voice?

There is a general opinion that God speaks to only spiritual people, regular churchgoers, good people etc. May not be correct.

He spoke to Zacharias, visited his house and had a dinner.  no more examples required.

He speaks to everyone. He speaks to me. I am not a saint or regular churchgoer.   Point is that he speaks to us but we do not recognize his voice or do not believe that he is speaking to us or we are deceived by Lucifer's voice.


How to filter out Lucifer's voice and recognize Jesus' voice?

For every tree is known by its fruits. (Luke 6:44). So the voice also.


The fruits of Lucifer's voice are

1. Pride:
Lucifer and his friends are obsessed with pride in their beauty.
They are fallen-angels. They were thrown out of heaven because they were proud of their beauty.
Does the voice you hear provoke pride within you? If yes, Lucifer is trying to reach you.

2. Power:

Lucifer wants everyone to worship him. He wants our recognition.
Voluntarily he represented the earth before God (Ref. book of Job).
He asked Jesus to worship him.
He is asking you and me to worship him.
Does the voice you hear promises power to you? Be assured, the devil online.

3. Lust:

Lucifer is obsessed with lust. He and his team fell in love with daughters of human and married them.
Also read Gen 2:25 and Gen 3: 10 and 11.

Ha...ha.... don't worry. if you hear a voice provoking lust within you.  Lucifer is not calling. He is very much within you...


4. Wealth:
God's blessings on wealth are blessings to you, your family, your community.
Neither stolen nor grabbed from others.
True wealth is hard earned.
Check from where you get your wealth?


5. Deception:
Satan is the liar. He makes us believe his lies, stories. He uses our ignorance to believe his lies.

Know more about devil also

Know more about the devil and his plans also. 

Hmmm. this point was racing in my thoughts for quite some time.   Why should I think about Lucifer or write about him?  Then few incidents I came across my mind and reminded me that the need for knowing who Lucifer and his motive on earth are. 

Be you, therefore, wise as serpents.... (Mathew 10:16).

This is clear instruction from our Lord that we should as wise as serpents. But serpents are cunning, not portrayed as good animal/reptile on earth.  Serpents know how to avoid danger. 

What our Lord wants us to be by saying we should be like serpents that we have to be cunning in avoiding evil. For this, we should know which is good and which is evil. So be wise as serpents.

Why should we know about evil?  The answer is “But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.” (2 Corinthians 11.14). Should we not differentiate evil from angels/good.

Recently, I came across a witness of non-believer who was about to end her life because of her illness and a continuous whispering sound she used to hear in her ear which induced her to end her life, was saved by  Jesus.  The devil used to whisper in her ear to end her life. But she made a small prayer to Jesus and healed. 

Witnessed another incident recently. A person who is supposed to be more spiritual fell down from the terrace and died. Friends of him told us that he stopped prayers and visiting the church for a week before his death.  No surprise. In a spiritual war, Lucifer won and made him move away from Jesus before he takes his life. Knowingly or unknowingly this man listened to Lucifer, not to the Call of God.  The surprise was that God revealed evil's plan to a pastor-cousin of this man in a dream.  Before pastor-cousin realizes the dream and warns his cousin, he fell down. Lucifer was so fast in his implementation. No doubt that Lucifer was campaigning to add more followers to him.

Devil may try to disguise and cheat us.  So it is better to know him and tell “Satan, move away from me”.  If our soul is weak and unable to recognize the devil, we may end up embracing him.  

“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” (John 17:3). In the journey of knowing our Father and his only son our Lord Jesus Christ, let us not be cheated by evil. 

Know that Eve did not realize the evil plan of Lucifer, even though she had an opportunity to interact with God the Father.

Know that Judas failed to realize the evil plan of Lucifer, even though he lived with our Lord for 3 years.

Let us be careful and pray for a wisdom to differentiate between good and evil.