Isaiah 7:1-9
Psalm 37
2 Thessalonians 2:1-12
Luke 22:1-13
Evil speaks through those who succeed in carrying
on through wicked ways of Satan. The wicked often use the righteous to do
their wrong and are rewarded, but only temporarily. They may be happy
with their success using evil ways, but it will end upon Christ's return.
Even though the evil may find temporary success, we must always trust in
the Lord and keep his truth and we will be safe for eternity. The evil
will be the ones that perish.
The man of lawlessness is already at work stealing
hearts and souls until he is revealed to us.
He is working to deceive now to those who do not receive God's truth and
therefore choose to be taken in. In the end he will be revealed but when Christ returns the righteous will prevail.
Advent is the season to prepare for Christ's birth
and a new beginning for our hearts and souls. These three passages reveal
that Satan is at work each and every day to steal the goodness of our hearts
and souls from Christ. It is very easy to let this happen when we least
expect it because we often seek success, happiness, and other earthly desires.
Satan knows this and uses temptation to creep into our lives. We must be aware of his presence, especially
during the commercialized Christmas season of material things and cultural
demons that Satan is using to reel us in to his side. Hope and trust in the Lord to keep us on His
side and to keep our hearts and souls balanced is where our minds need to
focus. We need to be still and wait
patiently for Him and refrain from the “man of lawlessness” and his schemes.
We must be faithful to the truth and pray that Christ stays in our hearts
so that we may know when evil sneaks in.
Stephanie Hart