12/26/22 TROUBLES WILL COME

12/26/22 TROUBLES WILL COME

When a person or a group of people (family, church, community, nation) focuses more intently on Jesus or folks begin to seek the Lord, the attack of Darkness intensifies. We are seeing this in our own family, our own church, our own community and our own nation.

I am not saying our nation is in a revival state of mind, but there are some people who are taking their relationship with God more seriously now than they have in recent times. It is not a national majority, but it is a significantly high number that is suffering spiritual attacks. As a result, spiritual attacks take place. These attacks come in the form of physical ailments, economic difficulty, natural phenomena, civil breakdown, international upheaval, personal conflicts with other people. While these are normally part of life, they intensify when we are being attacked personally by Satan.

Don't think it strange and don't think that you have necessarily done anything to incur the displeasure of God. Remember Job. He did not come under attack because he was out of step with God, but rather, because he was pleasing God. 

God tells us...
Romans 8:28
28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 

1 Corinthians 10:13
13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 

1 Peter 1:6-7
6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: 

1 Thessalonians 5:18
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 

Philippians 4:6-7
6 Be careful for nothing {be anxious for nothing); but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 6:10-18
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;