The Devil's Convention
Satan called a worldwide convention. In his opening address to his
evil angels, he said, "We can't keep the Christians from going to
church. We can't keep them from reading their Bibles & knowing the
truth. We can't even keep them from conservative values. But we can do
something else. We can keep them from forming an intimate, abiding
relationship experience in Christ. If they gain that connection with
Jesus, our power over them is broken.
So let them go to church, let them have their conservative lifestyles,
but steal their time, so they can't gain that experience in Jesus
Christ. This is what I want you to do, Angels. Distract them from
gaining hold of their Savior & maintaining that vital connection
throughout their day!"
"How shall we do this?", shouted his angels.
"Keep them busy in the nonessentials of life & invent unnumbered
schemes to occupy their minds," he answered.
"Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, then, borrow, borrow, borrow.
Convince the wives to go to work for long hours & the husbands to work
6 or 7 days a week, 10-12 hrs. a day, so they can afford their
lifestyles. Keep them from spending time with their children. As their
family fragments, soon, their homes will offer no escape from the
pressures of work."
"Over stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still small
voice. Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they
drive, to keep the TV, VCR, CDs and their PCs going constantly in
their homes. And see to it that every store & restaurant in the world
plays non-biblical music constantly. This will jam their minds & break
that union with Christ."
"Fill their coffee tables with magazines & newspapers. Pound their
minds with the news 24 hrs. a day. Invade their driving moments with
billboards.Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, sweepstakes, mail
order catalogues, & every kind of newsletter & promotional offering,
free products, services, & false hopes."
"Even in their recreation, let them be excessive. Have them return
from their recreation exhausted, disquieted & unprepared for the
coming week. Don't let them go out in nature to reflect on God's
wonders. Send them to amusement parks, sporting events, concerts &
movies instead.
And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip &
small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences & unsettled
emotion."
"Let them be involved in soul-winning. But crowd their lives with so
many good causes they have no time to seek power from Christ. Soon
they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health &
family unity for the good of the cause."
It was quite a convention in the end. And the evil angels went eagerly
to their assignments causing Christians everywhere to get busy, busy,
busy & rush here & there.
Has the devil been successful at his scheme? You be the judge.
PS>>>I once heard it said BUSY is:
B--being
U--under
S--Satan's
Y--yoke
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