He Has You

Don’t look around and think the devil is winning because the battle is just getting started. “So Judah gathered together to ask help from the LORD… Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel …and he said… ‘Thus says the LORD to you: Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s’” (2 Chronicles 20:4,14-15 NKJV).

The closer we get to the end of days, the further the world will move away from God. Satan is intent on spreading lies and bringing chaos, deceiving the blind that evil is good, and promoting an agenda that tries to destroy God’s divine order.

If it is an abomination to God, it should be an abomination to you. “The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but He loves him who follows righteousness” (Proverbs 15:9 NKJV).

If you ever want to see how demonic a person is, consider the many views that they hold onto that stand counter to the Word of God. From the beginning of the world, Satan seeks to to pollute the minds of those here on earth until they live in delusion.

The more you change God’s Word to justify your lifestyle, the more you’re like the devil. A half-truth is still a lie. “You are of your father the devil, and it is your will to practice the desires [which are characteristic] of your father… he is a liar and the father of lies and half-truths” (John 8:44 AMP).

The greatest deception is not to the unbelievers, for their eyes are closed to the things of God. In their rebellion toward God, they look the other way. The greatest deception is to those who say they know God, but they really don’t know Him at all.

When all is said and done, in the end, it will be your relationship to Jesus Christ that matters. Jesus warned church people, “Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me…’” (Matthew 7:21-23 ESV).

When law enforcement officers close in on a criminal, the bad guy will become increasingly angry and intent on not being captured. They will often choose death over captivity. The same is true with Satan and all his demons.

If you’re not making the devil mad, you’re making God mad. “…How horrible it is for the earth and the sea because the Devil has come down to them with fierce anger, knowing that he has little time left” (Revelation 12:12 GW).

The closer we get to the end of days, the worse things will become. I do not tell you this to alarm you, but to prepare you for all that lies ahead. We need not fear, for God is with us. Only look to how God would use you in these days.

Stop preaching a safe but weak theology and preach the authority and the power that Jesus has given us. Jesus said, “Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you” (Luke 10:19 NKJV). Jesus gave you authority, but it is up to you to walk in it.

Many Christians hang their hat on a teaching that they will be raptured away and not go through any tribulation. We will go through things, just as God’s people have had to over the ages. But fear not, O timid Christian, for God will spare you His final wrath.

The kingdom of God was purchased by the tears from heaven and entered into by the tears of the saints. “It is through many tribulations and hardships that we must enter the kingdom of God” (Acts 14:22 AMP).

When things become darker, do not be alarmed, but only let the light shine from within you. The nearer to the end, the more people will hate Christians. The lost will welcome the demonic terrorists as friends and call godly Christians the world’s greatest enemy.

The darker it becomes, the brighter your light will shine. “The people who walk in darkness will see a bright light. The light will shine on those who live in the land of death’s shadow” (Isaiah 9:2 GW).

The closer to the end of days, the more important the light will be in the darkness. You don’t have to be a light to many, but only one, and all you go through will be worth it. Settle your soul, child of God, and let the Lord use you.

You don’t need a sword or a club to do battle with the darkness, but only a small light shining brightly from within you. “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it” (John 1:5 NLT).

People will call you evil in your goodness, and call themselves good in the midst of their evil. Many will be deceived, but God never will be. Don’t worry about what other people say about you; just be the man or woman of God you were meant to be.

Just because slander knocks on your door doesn’t mean you have to entertain it. “And see to it that your conscience is entirely clear, so that every time you are slandered or falsely accused, those who attack or disparage your good behavior in Christ will be shamed [by their own words]” (1 Peter 3:16 AMP).

As things around you become darker, more perverted, more chaotic, more unfair, more anti-Christian, more polluted by the lies of Satan, just be the light. Darkness cannot overcome the light no matter how hard it tries.

Faith is to fear what light is to darkness. “But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. I praise God for what he has promised. I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me?” (Psalm 56:3-4 NLT).

Beware the church that embraces the world, for that church does not belong to Christ. The world will love its own, but will hate Christ, and if Christ is in you, the world will hate you too. Beware every deception that might turn you away from God.

Never darken the halls of your Church to make the demons comfortable; rather, keep the light on so that you would expose them. If you don’t cast the demons out, you keep the demons. Jesus said, “And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons…” (Mark 16:17 NKJV).

Child of God, get your boots on, hold tightly to the Word of God, find those who are on the narrow path, and be prepared for the battle that lies ahead. Jesus never said the end times would be easy, but He promised we would live with Him forever at the end.

Settle your soul, Christian; your last day on earth will be your first day in heaven. “Then he said, ‘Yeshua, remember me when you enter your kingdom.’ Yeshua said to him, ‘I can guarantee this truth: Today you will be with me in paradise.’” (Luke 23:42-43 NOG).

Blessings to you always,

Paul Balius