The Power IX

Christianity has allowed – permitted, satan to have great influence in the day in, day out, normal life of Christianity.  Just consider the amount of time spent in the pulpit, Sunday after Sunday, where we are warned about the “power” of satan.  His purported power and influence are extolled constantly for our consideration.  Let me be perfectly clear – this is not Christianity.  This is not of Him.  This exaltation of satan is of satan and not of God.  We must sharpen our understanding and clarify our approach.   

Lucifer’s other approach is that Christianity is for “my” benefit.  “If I do so and so I get the blessings – wealth – health – whatever, you name it”.  This is satan speaking these silly and immature words.  In reality, Christianity is not “for me”.  Christianity – real life – is the reality of Him as me and me as Him resulting in my life for others.  Satan wants us totally engaged and consumed with ourselves, always looking inward for self-improvement, producing some self-benefit.  And, so long as we are convinced that he is a “separate power” and independent operator we remain immature children, never grasping our true selves as expressions of the Christ in our world, as we are consumed with him, fighting him and believing his lies about our true identity.

We are almost at the point of dealing with the appearance of evil power in the world.

More on that in Part X