Rebel theAgainst Devil —and

Enjoy the Good of the Land

“If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.” Isaiah 1:19-20

As believers, we need to settle this fact in our hearts: Walking in love is not a suggestion The LORD has given us. It’s not a nice thing to do or just a good idea. Walking in love is the New Testament commandment.

When we walk in obedience to that command with a willing heart, we open the door to THE BLESSING of God. We open the door to supernatural prosperity. We open the door to health and healing. We open the door to peace and well-being in every area of our lives.

The reverse is also true. When we disobey the command of love and yield to things like bitterness, irritation, unforgiveness and selfishness, we throw open the door to the devil. We give him an open invitation to come in with his sword of destruction and cut up our lives.

That’s why the devil fights us so hard over the issue of love. That’s why the moment we begin to study about love and commit ourselves to walk in it, the devil will try to see to it that someone challenges us. He’ll try to make sure that someone does something to thoroughly offend us. He knows that if we truly begin to live our lives according to love, we’ll get out of his reach. So he tries to pull us back into a life of strife.

Once, when I was preaching a series of meetings about the Love of God in a church in south Texas, the devil pulled that kind of stunt and got the song director in a fuss with someone in the church—right in the middle of the meeting! Believe it or not, the guy got so mad, he threw a songbook while I was preaching about love!

“LORD,” I said, “what on earth is going on here?”

The LORD said, Love is so powerful, it casts the devil and all his works right out of people’s lives. So he’s doing his best to throw a fit on his way out, hoping you’ll back off a little and let him back in.

When the devil does that to you, don’t fall for it. Don’t back off your love walk one bit. Just keep on being willing and obedient. Instead of getting mad at the person who offended you, get mad at the devil and rebel against him. Determine, I’m going to be more loving still. I’ll be kinder than I’ve ever been to that person. I’ll not only forgive them, I’ll give them a hug. I’ll send them a card. I’ll buy them a gift!

Keep right on obeying the command of love and demolish the plan of satan. Make him sit and watch while you enjoy the good of the land!

by Gloria Copeland