Greater is He that is in You, than he That is in the World!

1 John 4:4-6

You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.

Greetings, my dear friends!

I hope you are having an excellent week! The elections were quite a doozy, huh? I think now is more important than ever to press into God. When the world is collapsing all around us, filled with hurt, pain, and suffering - the best thing to do is to press into God. He is right there waiting for you, and as this verse says - "the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world." So, what do we have to fear? It is so hard for me to understand why people, media, etc... believe the lies of this day and age. We do not watch a lot of television, yet there are times that I do, only to be disheartened in how they make it appear that if you do not believe the same way they do, you are an idiot. However, their belief system is off, way off. We are seeing an age where they call good evil and evil good. How did we get so far from the truth of God? With schools more focused on teaching kids to take a test than to critically think for themselves, we are raising a generation who cannot think for themselves. Perhaps the damage has already been made, as it seems that media sways people to believe in their tainted ways. Is it wrong to believe in biblical values? Is it wrong to believe in truth? The first part of 1 John 4 says to test every spirit:

1 John 4:1-5

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.

It is so important to test everything you hear, whether it be in church, on the television, on the radio, your best friend, or even my devotions. It is so important to test these things against the word of God. As the day of the Lord grows nearer, it is so important to stay diligent. Let us not be the 10 virgins that run out of oil, but be the 10 virgins that carry the extra oil. I'm not sure what the next four years have in store for us. I'm not even sure if the next president is going to be any better, but I know that as long as the Lord is on our side - greater is He that is in us, than he that is in the world.

 

Have faith my friends!

Christina