I'm Not Buying It
”If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” --Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Minister of Propaganda
One of the main things, that is hard to understand about WW2 and the Holo cost is...how in the world did they get the Jews to be so cooperative?
Because the devils propaganda machine started..long before the consequences were ever felt, from the ramifications of the action behind it!
Never before had the results been so staggeringly seen by the public!
But that's not the first time, nor the last the devils lies have had an agenda..
The devils agenda has always been to overthrow God...that's why he was thrown out of Heaven, he wanted to and still wants to be God.
So how has he promoted his agenda from day one...propaganda!
Saying: The truth is a lie and his lie is the truth!
”If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.
It all started in a Garden
Gen. 3:1-5 NASB
3 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from [a]any tree of the garden’?” 2 The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; 3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’” 4 The serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die! 5 For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
he's a clever one..isn't he?
Who wouldn't want to be more like God?
The bible says to be more like Jesus
That's what started the wheels turning on his propaganda machine and he's been going full steam ahead ever since.. With one lie after another!
In this case, he was his own mouth piece, but sometimes
he's not able to get to job done, by himself.
So he uses those around the
Situation either knowingly or unknowingly!
And he doesn't care who it is, or how many lives he has to ruin
To get what he wants!
Take for instance, the story of Job
Job 1:8-12 MSG
8 God said to Satan, “Have you noticed my friend Job? There’s no one quite like him—honest and true to his word, totally devoted to God and hating evil.”
9-10 Satan retorted, “So do you think Job does all that out of the sheer goodness of his heart? Why, no one ever had it so good! You pamper him like a pet, make sure nothing bad ever happens to him or his family or his possessions, bless everything he does—he can’t lose!
11 “But what do you think would happen if you reached down and took away everything that is his? He’d curse you right to your face, that’s what.”
12 God replied, “We’ll see. Go ahead—do what you want with all that is his. Just don’t hurt him.” Then Satan left the presence of God.
So the story goes, satan did everything he could to Job, he may have not
Hurt Job so to speak...but he pretty much decimated everything else around
Him.
Job. 1:20-22 MSG
20 Job got to his feet, ripped his robe, shaved his head, then fell to the ground and worshiped:
21 Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
naked I’ll return to the womb of the earth.
God gives, God takes.
God’s name be ever blessed.
22 Not once through all this did Job sin; not once did he blame God.
His family, his estate and livelihood were all gone, the devil pulled out all the stops
But to no avail...
the devil went on to take Job with afflictions to almost death, but was unsuccessful
then his friends and his own wife said in
Job. 2:9-10 MSG
9 His wife said, “Still holding on to your precious integrity, are you? Curse God and be done with it!”
10 He told her, “You’re talking like an empty-headed fool. We take the good days from God—why not also the bad days?”
Not once through all this did Job turn on God,
Ohh..he had a lot of questions and
he was tempted hard with the devils propaganda machine,
but he over came it
And in the end..he was rewarded for his faithfulness
and God restored unto him..twice as much as what was taken from him
Job 42 MSG
16-17 Job lived on another 140 years, living to see his children and grandchildren—four generations of them! Then he died—an old man, a full life.
Not even in the end of his life, did God let him down...
he died—an old man, a full life.
I imagine he went to sleep one night and woke up in paradise..
What a way to go! Amen?
The devil can be overcome, and how much more can we be
over comers than Job?
You know why? because we have Jesus available to us!
Jesus was the ultimate over comer..when He was tempted by the devil!
Who not only over came him...but defeated him and took away the keys
That he possessed to life and death and replaced them with Grace! Amen!
From the cross, from that moment on till now...
the devils propaganda machine has been in full swing!
When he couldn't defeat Jesus and lost the battle against life and death...
he continued the propaganda...only with a new message,
Stating, everything that had been accomplished at the cross was a lie..the resurrection and everything that went with it was a lie!
That's why today..mankind has such a hard time getting ahold and
Standing on those promises, when they need to!
”If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.
And what makes it hard is...so many Christians are divided on the promises of the cross
Oh everybody is good with the salvation that came from it, except for the Jews..
They still don't believe that Jesus was the Messiah!
But when it comes to the other blessings that flowed from the cross...
it is a different story....In church's all across the globe!
Only the devil could twist things around like:
Abundant life
Favor
Grace
Joy
Health and healing
Prosperity
And make them seem like God never intended them to be enjoyed, let alone sought after
Let me ask you this...if God never intended for them to be enjoyed by
His children and all who would become His Children..
Then why would He have ever created them in the first place?
Matt. 7:11 NKJ
11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
You see Gods not that way
The devil has been spreading those lies for so long,
That some have come to believe them
and believe them adamantly!
TBS. (The bible says)
The devil goes to and fro, seeking whom he may devour
On the other hand,
God is always on the look out for opportunities to bless those
Who ask Him to Bless them and to keep His Promises to them!
Promise defined:
From Gods perspective: it is a statement telling someone that you will definitely do something or that something will definitely happen in the future
And what it should be , from every believers perspective
a legally binding declaration that gives the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act
Abundant life, Favor, Grace, Joy, Health and healing, and Prosperity
Abundant life..
do you believe God wants you to have abundant life?
You should, because His Word declares it for you!
John 10:10 NKJ
10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
He wanted you to have it so much..that He was willing to sacrifice
His own son, so you could have it!
What about the Favor of God?
Do you think God wants you to have His favor on your life?
YOU SHOULD!
Psalms 5:11-12 NKJ
11 But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You;
Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them;
Let those also who love Your name
Be joyful in You.
12 For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous;
With favor You will surround him as with a shield.
Most people don't think of Gods favor as a shield...
But Psalms 5:12 declares it can be, it's time we let Gods design..
Do what He intends for it to do in our lives! Amen?
Let me share with you what TBS about Gods Grace this morning with you
Everybody knows about Grace right? It's Amazing!
Ephesians 2:8-10 NASB
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and [h]that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.
The word declares it..we were created to walk in Gods good works, we are His workmanship..In case you didn't know it this morning...God is proud of His work and doesn't mind showing it!
2 Cor. 9:8 NASB
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed; 9 as it is written,
Wow, that is a great promise from God!
I don't know about you, but do you sometimes see a great scripture and wonder what the verse was before it?
Let's have a look see,
2 Cor. 6-7 NASB
Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows [e]bountifully will also reap [f]bountifully. 7 Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
Everyone is always wanting God to Bless them really Good,
For most Christians, giving is second nature, but when was the last time you gave God something really Good?
I'm not talking about your tithe or your regular giving...
I'm talking about something that moved you, something that
Made you swallow hard before you did it!
Ephesians 4:7 NASB
7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
Christ gift came at great cost, that's what our gift of Grace
was and is measured against! Praise God, Thank You Jesus!!
I've got the Joy, Joy, Joy down in my heart...where?
Does anyone have any Joy in their heart today? You should!
Well, I don't feel like it...since when are the promises of god conditional to the way you feel..
Gods promises aren't based on what we feel...
They are based on what we believe!
What we feel has nothing to do with the availability of Gods promises..
What we feel can be a hindrance and distraction to us..
and stand in our way of receiving our Blessing
What we feel can rob us of our miracle..
Hebrews 12:1-2 NKJ
Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
The devils accusations will get you down and want
You to focus inward on the road of life..
That's when we need to be faithful and look to the author and finisher of our faith...Jesus paid a great price for our joy...He paid the ultimate price!
Psalms 28:7 NLT
The Lord is my strength and shield.
I trust him with all my heart.
He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy.
I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.
Matt. 25:11 NKJ
21 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
Most Christians look forward to hearing those words one day...
but we don't have to wait to enjoy the Joy of The Lord
We can enjoy it while we are here on this earth..in the right here and the right now!
The Joy of The Lord is a gift from God to be enjoyed
and if anyone tells you different...it's propaganda!
Anyone have aches and pains, or afflictions this morning and need a healing in their body?
Did you know for some, asking and expecting God to heal them...
Is foreign to them?
Once again the devils propaganda machine has been at work,
spreading the lie that healing just isn't for today, or tomorrow, or ever!
No where in my bible does it say that Gods healing power, or will to heal
Has ever stopped!...
James 5:14-15 NKJ
14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
Mark 16:17-18 NKJ
17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they[b] will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
Not might recover, they will recover...what is the key?
these signs will follow those who believe...believe what?
Not what the propaganda machine says...but what the
WORD OF GOD SAYS! Amen?
Isaiah 53:4-5 NKJ
Surely He has borne our griefs
And carried our sorrows;
Yet we esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripes we are healed.
Maybe one day we will be? NO!
Maybe in the sweet by and by, we will be?
NO, TBS and we just read it...in the sweet Here and Now! Praise God!
If we can believe with the faith of the size of a mustard seed...
We can be healed Now! Not tomorrow! Not next week! But Today!
Propaganda says No...Gods Word Says YES!
Which do you believe?
Jerm. 29:11 NASB
11 For I know the plans that I [h]have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.
What a great verse to transition to prosperity and what the truth of the word has to say about, Gods intent for you to Prosper in Life!
Duet. 8:18 NASB
18 But you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
If your a Christian this morning, you are Gods adopted son or daughter...
You are an heir, with a promised inheritance, this is a promise for you!
3 John 1:2 NKJ
2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
Phil 4:19 NKJ
19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
All of the blessings that we have highlighted today
Abundant life
Favor
Grace
Joy
Health and healing
Prosperity
and there are so many more...Thousands of promises in the bible, that God wants you to know about and enjoy!
They all represent growth in your relationship you have with The Lord!
That's why the devils fights everyone so hard about experiencing them in your life,
Because he knows..once you do,
he will have lost the battle for your soul..just like he lost the battle with Job!
Seek out the promises of God, walk down the paths to those promises...
Knowing that His very own Word has declared you can have and walk in each and every one of them, with Confidence!
The Key to everyone of them is Jesus!
Do you know Him today?
Or do you just know about Him?
He came to bring to you the truth about His Fathers intentions towards you..
To put an end to the devils propaganda machine once and for all!
For I know the plans that I [h]have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.
Put your hope in Jesus today,
you don't have to worry about the devils schemes...Jesus has already exposed
Everyone of them and been victorious over them for you
Amen?
Let's pray!
