There are a lot of people who are in the middle of crisis’s right now.
I mean the attacks seem to be coming out of nowhere, without notice and without discriminating.
Everyone is susceptible, and no one is excluded
Be warned, the majority of these crisis have a deep sinister purpose and are designed to lure you , discourage you and frustrate you.
Proverbs 1:17 Surely, in vain the net is spread In the sight of any bird;
In English , no one would set a trap in plain view of its prey , it has to be disguised and discreetly set .
And a lot of times the disguise is a crisis using fear and panic as a misdirection taking you attention off the real hidden agenda
1Peter 5:8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
Using noise misdirection and disguises the real danger
Most of these circumstances come along to cause kaous and division, in the midst of any crisis stay calm look for the division and you will find the trap.
Chapter 12 of Matthew is all about , traps , signs , division and warnings
Matthew 12:9Departing from there, He went into their synagogue. 10And a man was there whose hand was withered. And they questioned Jesus, asking, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that they might accuse Him. 11And He said to them, “What man is there among you who has a sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? 12“How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
Here is another example of Jesus defending His love for His sheep.
But what this really is , is another attempt to trap Jesus to paint Him as a law breaker, so they can accuse and discredit Him
Just like the time they dragged the woman caught in adultery.
The law of Moses says she should be stoned to death , what do you say we should do .
The law says she should be stoned but at who hands , from guilty hands comes corrupt justice
Its not a matter of right or wrong because we all are sinners and fall short of His glory .
But the question is what gives others the authority to deliver justice and inflict their own variety of vengeance .
And what is true justice anyways, how could it ever be punishment delivered by the hands of angry sinners. Imagine someone who has done far worse than you acting as your judge
For the Bible is very clear
Romans 12:19 Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY," says the Lord.
Leave room for God’s wrath, let God be the judge ,
Revenge always makes me think huh what are you doing ?
I mean we rush to God in times of need ,for pray , for help and forgiveness having deep conversations with Him and even bargaining with Him. If you help me out of this problem I promise I will do better give more of myself
But then in revenge there’s zero hesitation, we throw down pass judgment , retaliate . We need to slow down pump our breaks and have the same conversations with God ask for His wisdom in this .
You know what you will find that God has already taken His vengeance and chastened the person , and they have already paid the price
But because we are so amped up these day , and we really are
Have you noticed that everything on the planet is in this accelerated pace From energy drinks to street drugs is all about are all getting people edgy and wired and one then one thing sets everyone off!
Because everyone is so amped up that they run right into that trap head first , and we are caught before we even realize it .
Its true because we want to take vengeance and play Christian vigilantes, because somewhere someone has to stop these awful sinners , I mean maybe God didn’t see this and I have to take care of it .
The problem with that train of thinking is instead of being the offended we become the offenders and now we become the problem the ones who God will now take His wrath and your haste you took the bait didn’t see the net and just fell into the trap .
That’s why it says leave room, that means get out the way, and stay out of the way, it is above your pay grade
You see the teachings of Christ are all about the sheep needing a shepherd because we the sheep are always finding new and exciting way to get into trouble whether we are falling into the pits of life or we are getting lost we are continuously going the wrong direction if trouble doesn’t find us we find it
You can see now cant you , Jesus always chasing us down His rod and staff keeping us on the path pushing us away from the pits and pulling us back so we aren’t lost
Mathew 18:12“What do you think? If any man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go and search for the one that is straying? 13“If it turns out that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray. .
So there it is
Most people hear this verse and get that warm and fuzzy feeling that Jesus would leave the world behind to come find me , and that it sounds like a dumb idea to leave the 99 and go after the one unless you are that one.
But now watch this , remember what the Rock is cooking , not Dwaine Johnson
I mean The Rock sometimes we just need to know our role and stay in our own lanes .
I hate to break it to you, but this means that jus by the probability of numbers you are 99%more inclined not to be the one who Jesus is chasing down
Meaning it’s not your problem , and its not always going to be about us,
Seriously there are 99 other problems and you’re not one .
You know how some preachers say that Christianity isn’t a spectator sport, Heck ya it is
God’s in control
Step back into your lane and watch God and watch His power and greatness
Travel down the chapter page to verse
Matthew 12:22Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed him, so that the mute man spoke and saw. 23All the crowds were amazed, and were saying, “This man cannot be the Son of David, can he?” 24But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man casts out demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.”
Matthew 12:25And knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, “Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and any city or house divided against itself will not stand. 26“If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand? 27“If I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason they will be your judges. 28“But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29“Or how can anyone enter the strong man’s house and carry off his property, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.
The blind and mute man Is you , unable to see the traps and cant call for help
The “strong man” well that of course is Satan. His “house” is the world , and the property is us our souls
“binding of the strong man” is Jesus rescuing us the plundering of the house” is our final victory .
That while we are all going through one Crisis after another take heart because He has overcome the world .
Step back and let Him fight our battles
