Accusation And Condemnation (2)
Tuesday January 26, 2016
God wants us to be successful in recovery and in life. One of the truths that God shares with us for our knowledge, help, and safety is that Satan’s primary mission is to continually find ways to accuse us. The Bible warns us that our enemy, the devil is prowling around looking for a way to deceive and discourage us.
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. (1 Peter 5:8-9 NIV)
It doesn't matter to him what it is. If we are doing well he'll remind us of times in the past when we did poorly. If we have joy in choosing to follow the ways of God he'll attempt to steal our joy by making us believe we are proud and self-righteous when we are simply enjoying the satisfaction of doing well in God's sight. We need to believe what God says about us and be conscious of the fact that the devil is a liar because that is what Jesus said. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies. (John 8:44b NLT)
When we are doing well and finding joy in our new life in Jesus, the evil one’s tactic is to eat away at our confidence through showing us how imperfect we are. He will remind us of a time in the past when we relapsed. He will tell us that we should have done more or still could do more to withstand temptation. While we can’t justify a bad choice based on several good ones, it is still important to not focus on failure when we’ve had many successes in the same time period. God is more patient with us than we are with ourselves. Rejoice in the encouragement that God’s word brings and embrace the unfailing love of God who is rich in mercy.
And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to be found living peaceful lives that are pure and blameless in his sight. And remember, our Lord’s patience gives people time to be saved. (2 Peter 3:14-15a NLT)
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