When one is a hindrance to the people of God, he or she
becomes an enemy of God. We shouldn’t wonder why some things happen to our
adversaries or even rejoice in their demise, the battle wasn’t with us, but
with our Creator. Since time began, men and women think of themselves to be gods
or godlike. They hurt others when people stand in the way of their slow rise to
god status and when their selfish needs go unmet. They also consider older
people, children, the poor and others to be beneath them, so they talk quite
negatively about all. And God sees and hears the attacks made on his people.
I think of a time when a family member argued much with
others about a variety of things. There was a period of peace for a time before
the quarreling whether to one’s face or behind his or her back started back up
again. The battles were unnecessary and were centered on the backslider’s
selfish motives. It wasn’t long before the people who supposedly gave this
person the most grief was removed out of one’s life. Sometimes people make
themselves an enemy without fully realizing the consequences of their actions.
Our adversary above all, Satan, doesn’t want anyone
happy. He orchestrates plans to target
the vulnerable and make them his footstool. At times people will offer
themselves to Satan without realizing it by doing unrighteous things. Their
minds refuse to listen and obey God. A rebellious people refusing to turn away
from their wicked ways will not inherit the kingdom of God
If one wants God near him or her, he or she has to put his
or her trust in Him. “Deliver me, O my
God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and
cruel man. For You are my hope, O Lord God; You are my trust from my youth.”
Psalm 71:4.
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