Abraham’s Seed and Satan’s
37 “I (Jesus) know that you are Abraham’s descendants, but you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you. 38 I speak what I have seen with My Father, and you do what you have seen with your father.”
39 They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.”
Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham. 40 But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this. 41 You do the deeds of your father.”
Then they said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father—God.”
42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. 43 Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word. 44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. 45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. 46 Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? 47 He who is of God hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.”
John 8:37-47 NKJV (New King James Version)
Satan is a liar. There’s no truth in him. I repeat, there’s no truth in him. None. But sometimes his lies can sound so right, enticing, justifiable and convincing. His lies are so deceptive, and when we’re deceived, we don’t know it –
Satan (the murderer) will do something in our lives that will almost guarantee that we’ll get mad at God so we’ll never consider getting close to God. The devil works this way because he knows that God is the only One Who can set us free from the trap satan’s set us up for in life. The flip side of the devil’s plan is that, often, the very thing he’s used to make us mad at God is the thing that can make us aware of our need for God. Satan knows this so he handles his plot to destroy us very delicately.
At this point, the devil must work the hardest to insure that we stay mad enough at God that we’ll not resort to seeking God’s help and deliverance – think of the children of Israel in the Exodus account. I know this firsthand because it happened to me and I’ve seen so many people throughout my lifetime that face this same situation and decision.
If you sense that you’re getting angry with God about something in your life, please recognize what’s going on and don’t let the devil harden your heart towards God. Soften your heart and get close to God. Surrender your will to God. Repent of anything that’s keeping you mad at God like an unrealized dream or goal, etc. God is leading in your life and discovering that will keep you from getting mad at Him. Let God show you the reality of Romans 8:28 and that He really is working all things together for your good. Doing this can totally set you free (free indeed) from the thinking the enemy’s trying to trap you with.
God bless,
Mark