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Strategy of the Hunter (V)
Apostle Sergio G. Enriquez O. Guatemala, May 25th Year of Abundance
The Lord Jesus Christ is closely linked to Israel, in a way that what happened to Him also happened to His people. Also as Church of Jesus Christ, we are also linked to Israel; therefore everything that happens to them is a figure of what will happen to us. In the book of Psalms we find several chapters that are called Messianic Psalms because when we read them we realize that describe Christ. One of them is Psalm 22 that was written by David, it contains a hidden prophesy of what Christ will suffer at the cross, and also refers to Israel and the Church. Psalm 22:31 (ESV) they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn, that he has done it. In this verse we read that the scripture describes the Church, people yet unborn in that time; we must be certain that we are not newcomers in this world, but the Lord had our destiny in His hands and plans way before the foundation of the world. In these series of themes we have seen that one strategy from the enemy is to encircle and it does it with lions, bulls, dogs and bees. When talking about bees, it is interesting, that when they attack they are able to kill using their stingers which are figure of illnesses that weaken us emotionally, but bees can’t attack someone who is submerged in water; if we are being attacked by illnesses we must submerge in the water, the Word only in this place we will find relief from God. Job 1:7 (ABP+) and (said the LORD) to the devil, from what place have you come? And (answered the devil) to the LORD, going around the earth. And walking about the (under heaven place at hand). If we read this verse, we see that the enemy after going round the earth, got into it, it is necessary that we learn to discern, that some people inside Church want to go around us (Acts 20:29-30), becoming instruments of evil. Psalm 22:16 (ESV) For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feetIn this verse we read that the enemy encircles us with evildoers. This word means group it is the H5712 eda that means congregation or assembly, what let us see that evildoers might be inside Church. The word evildoers are H7489 raa, when we analyze the verses in which this word appears we are able to see the attitudes of an evildoer. Proverbs 17:4 (ESV) An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue. An attitude of an evildoer is to listen murmuring, false testimonies, gossips, etc. in this way even if they do not speak, they are committing sin, it is necessary not to let our ears listen this things. Isaiah 1:16-17 (ESV) Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes; cease to do evil,17 learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause.
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The
Strategy of the Hunter (V)
Apostle Sergio G. Enriquez O. Guatemala, May 25th Year of Abundance
These verses let us see that we are not able to do good if we do not stop doing evil (being an evildoer) therefore if we long to delight the Lord, we need His help to remove all evilness from our heart and all type of attitude that makes us an evildoer. Genesis 19:7 (ESV) and said, "I beg you, my brothers, do not act so wickedly. When we read the context of this passage we see that men from Sodom encircle Lot’s house because they wanted to meet sexually the angels that were there and this is why Lot, told them that in this way. The word wicked means raa what let us see an attitude of an evildoer is to have a sexual distortion, in such a degree that natural things do not satisfy them. However we understand that nobody falls from one day to another, this degree of perversion must have a start. We do not have this type of attitudes that make us evildoers, but the Lord has loved us with His eternal love and has enlarge His mercy so if we have fallen in this type of attitudes we are able to repent and make a commitment to God and stop doing them voluntarily.
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