Having recently completed a series of messages entitled, “The Devil’s Dangerous Devices”, the following article caught my eye. It’s called, “The Attack of Spirirtual Warfare” and was written by David Jeremiah to promote his new book. In this article he does a good job of laying out the facts before us. I hope you will read it, think about it and then actually spend some time some time studying the subject. We are indeed “in a war” and we either prepare or suffer defeat.

The Christian’s spiritual enemy is not in uniform, and he doesn’t meet us on an identifiable battlefield. He uses ruthless and unconventional tactics, such as deceit, deflection, and disguise. Yet a large number of pastors and teachers ignore or downplay spiritual warfare to the point that many professing Christians don’t even know they’re in a war.

Participate:
– You don’t need to fight the devil alone. Get involved with an accountability partner who will pray for you and be available to you (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12).
– Be committed to a Scripture memory program…..

As a disciple you must learn how to deal with the dangerous devices of the devil or be defeated and/or destroyed. We are in a battle for our lives and we must be battle ready! Please–Think about it! –HDS

I just happened to be watching “Animal Cops” when I saw/ heard something that troubled me. After being rescued from a horrible situation, nursed back to health, and adopted by a woman, a certain dog was being taken on its first outing with its new owner. After a few comments about how well the dog was adjusting, the woman said, “It is my purpose in life to make him happy”. I wonder what the husband thought about that?

Please don’t misunderstand me–I like animals, especially dogs ( notice, I said “like”, not “love”), and I believe that pets should be well cared for, but that woman’s attitude was pitiful! Anyone who makes it their “purpose in life” to please pets is more than a little mixed-up. They are totally off-track. They are living for the wrong thing. Their priorities are pitiful. Some people spend excessive amounts of money on dog food, etc. without giving a thought to needy children. Do you suppose they will have to give an account for it?

Think about it. With all the children who are in dire need of help, how can any sane person make it their life purpose to please pets? Something is wrong with that picture. Right here in America, the most prosperous nation on earth, millions of children live in terrible circumstances. Wouldn’t it be better if these pet pleasers made it their “purpose in life” to help them and make them happy? Why don’t these folks devote themselves to providing loving care for little children who can’t help themselves? There are many children who have never been given any special attention–why not help them? This is beyond sad, it is sinful when parents fail to provide the basic needs of their children. Nor are we any better if we refuse to stand in the gap on their behalf. We can complain all we like about the failure of those parents, but that doesn’t change anything for the better. We don’t improve the situation by just complaining about it. We need to get involved. No child should ever be neglected. Find someway to help someone have some need met in their life. Think about it!

I don’t know about you, but for the sake of sanity I have to limit the amount of time I spend reading and/or listening to news and commentary regarding the state of our union. However, considering the condition of our country we dare not ignore reality and neglect the needs of our nation.

From time to time I run across articles that need to be widely circulated and seriously considered. Just this morning I read an article entitled “8 Miracles That Saved America”, by Chuck Norris, that gives us much food for thought. You can read the article at this link, http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=356753 . The article ends with this quote from George Washington, written to James Madison in 1786: “No morn ever dawned more favorable than ours did; and no day was ever more clouded than the present! Wisdom, and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.” Think about it!