RING THEM BELLS

Good morning!

“The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.”
‭‭1 John‬ ‭3:8‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. And all were astonished at the majesty of God. But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples,”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭9:42-43‬ ‭ESV‬‬

If you are a Bible believing Christian.
You believe some weird stuff just like me✅

I mean there’s a talking snake on page 3. 🤷🏻‍♂️

But by our Western standard some of the weirdest stuff that the Bible talks about is the spiritual realm and the unseen forces that we battle against.

The story of the garden of Eden is what the entire Bible hinges upon.
All of it in one way or the other relates back to that story in the Garden.
All of it.
In the garden we as humanity we’re tempted by a spiritual evil that wants to destroy what God has created.
We failed, and we may not have needed help to do so.
But the Bible is clear that we had help.

The rebellion that we entered into, we did not enter in alone.
There were other spiritual forces that rebelled as well, and they have been at our throats ever since.
God gave us a choice, and you can’t have a choice with only one decision.
These evil forces represent the other side of the coin.
The other choice that we can make besides partnering with God.

But for some strange reason western evangelical churches have just fallen off the map with even discussing this topic.
The apostle John, Who was an eyewitness to Jesus and his earthly ministry specifically said that Jesus’s purpose for coming into this world was to destroy the works of the devil.

To destroy the power of these evil unseen forces.

These evil forces can no longer condemn us. We may have to wrestle against them while we are on this side of the kingdom.

But the ultimate victory has been won by Jesus on the cross.

Still Christian, don’t let anyone fool you. We battle against unseen forces that desire to destroy your marriage, your relationship with your children, and Just in general work against you.

This perspective can give you hope inside the moments of struggle.

The ultimate victory has been won, but we have an advocate with God the father who is Jesus Christ.
Don’t be afraid to call out on the name of Jesus in the middle of a storm.
He’s got plenty of experience and He stands ready to listen and help✅❤️ 

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