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Luke 4:25-44
Still on course with situations surrounding wilderness experiences. No genuine salvation claim will exempt you from a wilderness journey. If the Son of God went through it, it's a compulsory course in the School of the Spirit.
In Luke 4 verse 5, the devil took Jesus up a high mountain and showed him the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. Beloved, the fastest route to the top: in business, career, politics, civil service, military hierarchy, sports, fashion, showbiz and to become famous; is by submitting to the devil. Satan further stated that power and glory was given to him; but in fact, he stole it from Adam. Most power and glory that worldly people parade, is gotten from the devil and there are far reaching eternal consequences; for those who would not repent quickly. If you worship the devil, you have sold your soul for nothing. Not done, he took Jesus to the pinnacle of the Temple.
Religion is invented by the devil and controlled by his appointed agents. All religions, including idol worship are satanic services. Any Church that is not built on Jesus Christ, is a satanic enclave. Christianity is God's revelation of His will and ways to mankind. It is relationship with God and not just religious practice. Jesus came in the flesh, to teach us to relate with God in person. Those who fight to get to leadership and top positions in Church are commissioned agents of the devil.
According to Joshua Chapter One verse Eight, the good success is the one that is given by God, through obedience. Anything that in engineered by Satan will not last, will be judged and punished. What kind of person, will take you up and ask you to cast yourself down from a high place? That's exactly what Satan does. He takes people up, then gives them conditions that are difficult to meet. He takes people up and shoves them down to hell, early ldeath, sorrow or lifetime of regrets. He sets people up and allows them to kill themselves. Drug addiction, homosexuality, twisted lives, human sacrifices, wickedness, suicides: are common among those who got to the top through satanic worship.
Mark 8:36 "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"
Wilderness is a place of uncommon revelations. There are things God will show you, which you can't get anywhere else. In the wilderness, God exposes the true nature of Satan to you. Imagine asking one to jump down from a high point and saying, That God will send Angels to bear him up. Satan is a liar, he quotes scriptures: but only as a means of misleading people to destroy them. Wilderness is a place of the revelation of God's word, there you are taught to discern the truth from falsehood. Religion is fraught with deception. Any religion that persuades you to kill men in the name of God, is invented from the pit of hell. Suicide bombers are manipulated by the voice that says, Jump down from the pinnacle of the temple! Wilderness is not to kill you, but to make you strong, better and prepared for the lifting to come. It teaches us to be humble and how to know the voice of God. A Christian who is still proud, has not known the Lord; wilderness may be recommended.
However, to stay longer than necessary in wilderness is an error that must be avoided.
Luke 4:14 "And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about"
It's a place of spiritual empowerment. After the pain, the fame follows! It's disobedience, sin and unwillingness to follow the Lord fully; that is responsible for delays in the wilderness. You will be celebrated soon!
God bless you!
The Greatest is Love!!!