Friday, July 17, 2015

Recovered Out of Satan's Snares

Recovered out of the snare of the devil.

Don't believe the devil can snare anyone? Expecting some evil monster to capture you and shove you in a cage hovering over a fire pit- is that your idea of a devil snare? The devil isn't a fictitious creature depicted in horror shows. The devil snare is the sweet person, the kind person, the loving person who leads you into his lies. The devil snare is the amazing feeling you get listening to lies you believe to be truth.  The devil snare is a wolf in sheep clothing. That sheep clothing completely and utterly fools you to death.  The devil is disguised hiding in so many churches, in so many groups that claim to be Christ followers. The snare is following unquestioningly, the snare is believing because it feels good to believe. The snare is refusing any truth revealed because it would rip you from your cocoon of self-serving disguised in serving others. Rejecting truth while following traditions of mankind, very old traditions that have been ingrained deeply into the fabric of our society, these are snares.  Traditions that have become evil now called good.  Devil snares.  The devil snares have been around since Eden, and we're self-deceiving, blind people if we choose not to believe in the devil, let alone his snares.

2Ti 2:23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. 
2Ti 2:24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, 
2Ti 2:25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; 
2Ti 2:26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

Recover themselves out of the snare of the devil.

RECOVERY! 

Repentance- acknowledging the truth.

RECOVERY!

Act 26:18  To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

Turn from the power of Satan unto God!
Receive forgiveness of sins!
RECOVERY!

2Co 2:11  Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

Let's NOT be ignorant of his devices! Let's comprehend how he works not only in the blatant evil, but in the blatant counterfeit evil that appears good! Satan HAS devices! Acknowledge this, know this, accept this and be NOT ignorant of his devices!

Col 1:13  Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son

DELIVERED- RECOVERED- from the power of darkness! A very real, very dark- DARKNESS!

2Th 2:9  Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
2Th 2:10  And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
2Th 2:11  And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
2Th 2:12  That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

DEVIL SNARES- ALL DECEIVABLENESS OF UNRIGHTEOUSNESS- NOT RECEIVING THE LOVE OF THE TRUTH!

Strong delusions-believing lies-damned all because they believe NOT THE TRUTH, all because they had pleasure in UNRIGHTEOUSNESS!

1Ti 3:7  Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

THE SNARE OF THE DEVIL!  A snare! A trap! A plan well laid perfectly set to go off and entrap us if we do NOT LOVE THE TRUTH! 

1Ti 6:9  But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
1Ti 6:10  For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

EXCESS MONEY is a SNARE! Many are entrapped in this particular snare not because they are rich but because they covet being rich! It's not the possessing of the riches alone that can trip us up and snare us, and this is one of the devil's best laid traps. Not being content with what we have, not being content with the basics.  Not being content with eternal riches, but forever seeking after the world's riches.

Rev 12:9  And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Cast out from heaven.  THIS IS TRUTH. The devil is REAL! The devil's angels are REAL! This is truth!

Being snared by the devil is REAL.
Recovering from being devil snared is REAL!

REPENT! SEEK TRUTH!

We can be RECOVERED from the devil snares.  We can repent, we can seek truth!  Our Savior CAN save us but HE cannot save us if we don't choose saving.  We are allowed to remain snared, spiritually blinded and delusional if we so choose. If we would rather believe lies, we will be allowed to believe lies- this is TRUTH! 

May God HELP us RECOVER! All by HIS GRACE AND LOVE all through JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD AND SAVIOR NOW AND FOREVER!

AMEN!

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