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Don't Let Satan Steal The Word From You
Contributed by Charles Forshee on May 14, 2007 (message contributor)
Summary: All that we need to WALK in VICTORY in this life is IN the Word of God. Psalms 107:20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. All the Healing and Deliverance we will ever need has already been provided. What we do
Hebrews 2:3 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
Paul is talking about the WORD of God that came through the Men of God.
Paul is saying that If we don’t take hold of the Help God has given us ....we can’t be helped.
All that we need to WALK in VICTORY in this life is IN the Word of God.
Psalms 107:20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
All the Healing and Deliverance we will ever need has already been provided.
What we do with what He has Provided is UP TO US.....
I remember a Story from childhood about a FLOOD that came rather suddenly upon the land.
People were scrambling to get out of harms way....
Except one Man: He was adamant that God would Save Him......and so he refused to leave.
As the flood waters got higher and higher.....
A neighbor came by in his fishing boat and Offered the Man a ride to safety.....
But the man Refused saying "God will save me"-----and the water kept rising......
Later a rescue worker happened by the man and Stopped to pick him up in his boat.....
but the man refused declaring "God will save me"----And the water continued to rise.
A 3rd Rescue attempt came when a man in a Helicopter spotted the man.....
They stopped and offtered him a ride to safety ----again the man Refused saying "God will save me"
The man finally drowned and on arrival to heaven was more than a little distraught.
"I was sure you would save me" the man complained to the Lord, "How could you let this happen to me?"
To which the Lord replied "I sent three people by to get you and you refused them all"
Our Text said Hebrews 2:3 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
We need to Recognize that We have All We Need to Be Overcomers in Life IN THE WORD of God.
We need to Hold onto the Word ----
It’s our Help ---It’s our strength ---It’s our roadmap----
It is our KEY TO VICTORY ....You say "I thought Jesus was our key to Victory?"
He is .....but Jesus and the Word are One and the Same.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,....
It’s not enough that we Know WHERE our VICTORY LIES ----
We must also know how to Acheive Victory in our LIVES.......How to Apply the Word to Our lives.
Hebrews 4:2 talks about people who HEARD the Word of God but DID NOT BENEFIT from it......
because they didn’t DO anything with it......
Those folks DIED in the WILDERNESS, but They didn’t Have to.....
They had the Promise of Victory Just like We Do.
It’s been said "For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: ’It might have been"
The Good News for us is that It’s Not To Late to turn our Lives Around......
We may have missed out on some of the "might have been" but there’s still Time to Turn It Around......
Psalms 119:11 Gives us some Great Advice on "How to Avoid the Might have beens"
It says "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee."
Putting the Word of God Deep into our hearts is the Key to Avoiding Sin and Calamity in our lives.
Jesus said in John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Jesus and the Word are One ----So the Key to an ABUNDANT Life is THE WORD
Notice the first part of this Verse: Jesus calls satan the THIEF....
and says he came to STEAL, and to KILL and to DESTROY.....
He didn’t say steal, OR kill OR Destroy ----He used AND ---Like there is Progression.
First he STEALS.......Then he KILLS.......
Why not just Kill first and then STEAL?
Jesus said "before you can spoil a strong man’s house ---You have to first bind him.....(render him helpless)
So satan can’t KILL and DESTROY You -----until he has DISARMED YOU.
Nehemiah 8:10....... the joy of the LORD is your strength.
Jesus said in John 15:11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
