Why Does The Enemy Seek To Stop The Preacher?
The Text is found in Acts 26:18
It was during a moment of meditating on the description of Jesus' command to Paul that this portion of the verse illuminated with clarity. Jesus said to Paul "I am sending you to the Gentiles to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light, from the Power of Satan to God...This is where I was arrested in divine insight. Reading the scripture while inviting the presence of the Holy Spirit to quicken your spiritual understanding is the only way to approach the living word of God. The understanding open my spiritual eyes to see 2 important perspectives. One was that Satan has power. We know he has been allowed to operate with this power, but only for a short time. We know that he would have no power if it were not granted for now by God our Father. However he has power. Our flesh is his anchor and his subtle lies and spiritual influence are the hooks that pierce into our flesh and keep us in bondage to our flesh and our will (pride). And the second is the perspective that all the world is in this dark spiritual imprisonment. As I allowed the Holy Spirit to release mind and guide me through scripture after scripture the clarity began to focus and I was able to see that the message of Jesus. And when I mean Jesus I mean atonement, death, burial, blood, sacrifice, resurrection, reconciliation, and repentance unto salvation. This is power, this is the only power. It is what Paul said in Roman 1: 15-16 " I can't wait it get to Rome that I may preach this message I have communicated in every synagogue I could, every street corner in the known Roman world, every market place, and yes even in prisons, on boats, in palaces, and in the Temple of Jerusalem. We preach power message. One in which is the only power that can reach into darkness and pull a soul from that darkness and also from the grip and clutches of Satan. My fellow preachers Satan is coming for you and he will do everything he can to stop the only power able to overcome his power on this earth. But realize this preacher! It is the only power you have to defeat Him and release people from His grip. Are you ready to step up into that pulpit? Do you understand what is happening when you preach? You are standing face to face with Satan's power and you are reaching into darkness to pull a soul out from His clutches. You are defeating Satan on His ground?
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