Jesus Christ is my God!
Issued 01.10.2006
The Lamb of God at war
The Lamb of God took away the sin of the world. He won because He was dressed in the armour of God. Take off your human armour and put on Jesus.
Jesus already won the war
Jesus Christ is the sacrificial Lamb of God. The Almighty God loved us and gave the greatest Sacrifice for us. His only Son answered for the judgment of our sins and died for us. By rising up from the dead He won death.
Jesus had a great struggle to remain the pure sacrificial lamb. He was tempted to sin in every way, just as we are but He never wronged in any way. He fought against temptations and gained the victory. It was the war against evilness. He won the war because He was dressed in the armour of God. His resurrection testifies His purity and innocence.
The victory He gained He donated to us by the way of being slain as the pure sin offering of our sins like a lamb without defect so that we could come to terms with God. As the proof of His victory He is now sitting on the throne of God.
Jesus Christ is the sacrificial Lamb of God. The Almighty God loved us and gave the greatest Sacrifice for us. His only Son answered for the judgment of our sins and died for us. By rising up from the dead He won death.
Jesus had a great struggle to remain the pure sacrificial lamb. He was tempted to sin in every way, just as we are but He never wronged in any way. He fought against temptations and gained the victory. It was the war against evilness. He won the war because He was dressed in the armour of God. His resurrection testifies His purity and innocence.
The victory He gained He donated to us by the way of being slain as the pure sin offering of our sins like a lamb without defect so that we could come to terms with God. As the proof of His victory He is now sitting on the throne of God.
The war of the Jesus' own
Also the Jesus' own are struggling to remain pure. The faith of the Gospel donated purity, but everybody is in danger of losing it. This gives every reason for a believer to put on the armour of God.
"Put on the full armour of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." Eph.6:11-12
If we use our own weapons, it is natural that we don't see our need of the armour of God. These two exclude each other. If we make war with human weapons, we cannot be dressed in the armour of God. Thus be a conscientious objector, but don't refuse to receive the war weapons of God.
"For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." 2Co.10:3-5
Paul lived "with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left." 2Co.6:7 Many who confess the Christian faith live with human war weapons in their right hand and in the left. They believe that they can defeat evil with human weapons. They even will fight against the beast of the Revelation. It is written about their defeat: "He was given power to make war against the saints and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation." Re.13:7
The beast will conquer them, because they were not dressed in the full armour of God, instead they put their trust in human weapons. The Revelation tells also about the Christians who won: "They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death." Re.12:11
The overcomers have the three powerful weapons: the blood of Jesus, the testimony of Jesus and the faithfulness of Jesus. These three things tell everything about the nature of this war. The good personal relationship with God is the matter we are fighting for. Generally in wars it is fought for the home, for the fatherland and for the religion. A follower of Jesus fights for continuously having a good relationship with God.
They remained in the Gospel of God, because the blood of Jesus worked in their life. They lived from the power of the Holy Spirit, because they had the testimony of Jesus. They loved Jesus, because they were faithful to His teachings though it could cost them their life.
Also the Jesus' own are struggling to remain pure. The faith of the Gospel donated purity, but everybody is in danger of losing it. This gives every reason for a believer to put on the armour of God.
"Put on the full armour of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." Eph.6:11-12
If we use our own weapons, it is natural that we don't see our need of the armour of God. These two exclude each other. If we make war with human weapons, we cannot be dressed in the armour of God. Thus be a conscientious objector, but don't refuse to receive the war weapons of God.
"For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." 2Co.10:3-5
Paul lived "with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left." 2Co.6:7 Many who confess the Christian faith live with human war weapons in their right hand and in the left. They believe that they can defeat evil with human weapons. They even will fight against the beast of the Revelation. It is written about their defeat: "He was given power to make war against the saints and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation." Re.13:7
The beast will conquer them, because they were not dressed in the full armour of God, instead they put their trust in human weapons. The Revelation tells also about the Christians who won: "They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death." Re.12:11
The overcomers have the three powerful weapons: the blood of Jesus, the testimony of Jesus and the faithfulness of Jesus. These three things tell everything about the nature of this war. The good personal relationship with God is the matter we are fighting for. Generally in wars it is fought for the home, for the fatherland and for the religion. A follower of Jesus fights for continuously having a good relationship with God.
They remained in the Gospel of God, because the blood of Jesus worked in their life. They lived from the power of the Holy Spirit, because they had the testimony of Jesus. They loved Jesus, because they were faithful to His teachings though it could cost them their life.
Taking off your own armour
When putting on the armour of God the most difficult phase is to abandon our own armour. Many would like to wear both the armours, but it is not possible. If the love of God, shown in the sacrifice of Golgotha, has really caused us to love Jesus, then we dare to give up our own armour.
Actually we must first win the war against ourselves so that we could be dressed in the armour of God. Denying ourselves and crucifying our sinful nature is the fruit of God's grace in us. When the Spirit of God purifies our inmost with the blood of Jesus, it brings about the love for God in us. Then we will have the power to deny ourselves and to follow the Lamb of God.
When the faith in the blood of Jesus is only superstition, it brings about a deceitful feeling of security. Then we have no strength to abandon our own armour. Many use the blood of Jesus as a spell against the devil by repeating "under the blood of Jesus", when the devil attacks them. It may also happen that he likes to leave you so that you would remain in your superstition, and would not come to know the real influence of the blood of Jesus.
The blood of Jesus saves us from the anger of God and not the anger of the devil. Experience how the fear of the judgment of God is taken away from you in the power of the blood of Jesus! We overcome the devil by the blood of Jesus because that blood makes his charges groundless. His charges have no effect on us, because we have peace with God by the blood of Jesus.
Nobody should think that God would love to see blood shedding. He doesn't want a sacrifice for sacrifice's sake, but He sacrificed, because there is not forgiveness without the sacrifice. God loved you and not the sacrificing. God's sacrifice is mercy on you.
If somebody considers the crucifixion of Jesus wallowing in violence, he defames God's love and hurts His feelings. He gave the sacrifice because it was necessarily needed so that we could be saved. Out of love for you He determined to do the extreme deed and sacrificed His only Son, and then you - are you watching that event as a violent movie.
The passion of Christ on the cross is a holy thing, because it is pain of God. If you consider the events of Golgotha holy in your heart, you become an overcomer. You will experience peace with God, you will get the right to confess His name and you will get the love which is faithful to Him unto death.
When putting on the armour of God the most difficult phase is to abandon our own armour. Many would like to wear both the armours, but it is not possible. If the love of God, shown in the sacrifice of Golgotha, has really caused us to love Jesus, then we dare to give up our own armour.
Actually we must first win the war against ourselves so that we could be dressed in the armour of God. Denying ourselves and crucifying our sinful nature is the fruit of God's grace in us. When the Spirit of God purifies our inmost with the blood of Jesus, it brings about the love for God in us. Then we will have the power to deny ourselves and to follow the Lamb of God.
When the faith in the blood of Jesus is only superstition, it brings about a deceitful feeling of security. Then we have no strength to abandon our own armour. Many use the blood of Jesus as a spell against the devil by repeating "under the blood of Jesus", when the devil attacks them. It may also happen that he likes to leave you so that you would remain in your superstition, and would not come to know the real influence of the blood of Jesus.
The blood of Jesus saves us from the anger of God and not the anger of the devil. Experience how the fear of the judgment of God is taken away from you in the power of the blood of Jesus! We overcome the devil by the blood of Jesus because that blood makes his charges groundless. His charges have no effect on us, because we have peace with God by the blood of Jesus.
Nobody should think that God would love to see blood shedding. He doesn't want a sacrifice for sacrifice's sake, but He sacrificed, because there is not forgiveness without the sacrifice. God loved you and not the sacrificing. God's sacrifice is mercy on you.
If somebody considers the crucifixion of Jesus wallowing in violence, he defames God's love and hurts His feelings. He gave the sacrifice because it was necessarily needed so that we could be saved. Out of love for you He determined to do the extreme deed and sacrificed His only Son, and then you - are you watching that event as a violent movie.
The passion of Christ on the cross is a holy thing, because it is pain of God. If you consider the events of Golgotha holy in your heart, you become an overcomer. You will experience peace with God, you will get the right to confess His name and you will get the love which is faithful to Him unto death.
Putting on the armour of God
It is said about Jesus that He is faithful and true, and He judges and makes war in righteousness. God's love and truth are His weapons. If you put on Jesus you put on the armour of God.
"Therefore put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled round your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." Eph.6:13-17
Holding to the truth ties God's love to us as a belt. The mind and attitudes of Jesus are as the breastplate. The hope of our resurrection is as a helmet. The willingness to live according to the Gospel, caused by God's love, is our shoes we stand in for the Gospel. The faith given by God is the shield and the words from God are the sword of the Spirit.
After you have put off your human weapons you feel weak and insecure. In your weakness pray God and He will put His armour on you.
When you believed in Jesus you got peace with God. It is like a white linen cloth on you. When God gives you the faith, the hope and the love of Jesus, it is the armour of God on you. His love is your war uniform. His hope is your helmet in your head. His faith is your shield in your left hand. His word is your sword in your right hand.
It is said about Jesus that He is faithful and true, and He judges and makes war in righteousness. God's love and truth are His weapons. If you put on Jesus you put on the armour of God.
"Therefore put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled round your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." Eph.6:13-17
Holding to the truth ties God's love to us as a belt. The mind and attitudes of Jesus are as the breastplate. The hope of our resurrection is as a helmet. The willingness to live according to the Gospel, caused by God's love, is our shoes we stand in for the Gospel. The faith given by God is the shield and the words from God are the sword of the Spirit.
After you have put off your human weapons you feel weak and insecure. In your weakness pray God and He will put His armour on you.
When you believed in Jesus you got peace with God. It is like a white linen cloth on you. When God gives you the faith, the hope and the love of Jesus, it is the armour of God on you. His love is your war uniform. His hope is your helmet in your head. His faith is your shield in your left hand. His word is your sword in your right hand.
Are you now dressed in the full armour of God?
The evil one attacks against us in the same way as he did with Jesus. The devil tempted Jesus to doubt the love of God the Father so that He would start to rebel against His Father. In our case the devil tries in many ways to make into nothing the events of Golgotha so that we would not believe based on them that God loves us. He wants us to believe in our salvation through some trick. He would have allowed Jesus to have the assurance of the salvation, if stones would have changed into bread.
If he didn't succeed in moving us away from the grace of the gospel, next the devil tempts us to join in politics. He showed Jesus, "all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour" Mt.4:8 , so that seeing them would have caused so strong a desire to govern that Jesus would have worshipped the devil to gain the power. Jesus lashed with the sword of the Spirit by saying that "Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only". A believer cannot be in politics without worshipping the devil. Who worships only God, receives power only from God. Jesus doesn't yet give seats in the cabinet to His own. If you claim now to be in politics by the grace of God, it is actually the judgment of God for you and not a grace.
Finally the devil tempted Jesus to do arbitrary actions. Jesus was tempted to throw himself down from the highest point of the temple and show how the angle saves Him. Also we are tempted to do similar theatrical performances. The devil converts Christianity into theatre. He has tempted great crowds of Christians to put God to the test with the congregational actions that seem to be genuine but actually they are self-imposed actions.
These three temptations of Jesus tell us about three important things. Hearing of God's words gives us life. Waiting for the Kingdom of God is the only meaningful target for our life. Living in the will of God gives the purpose for our life.
On the other hand they tell about what we should avoid. Don't fix your heart on any perishable thing. Don't be patriotic, but keep away from politics and refuse all violence. Don't plan your life yourself, but ask how to carry out the plan of God.
The evil one attacks against us in the same way as he did with Jesus. The devil tempted Jesus to doubt the love of God the Father so that He would start to rebel against His Father. In our case the devil tries in many ways to make into nothing the events of Golgotha so that we would not believe based on them that God loves us. He wants us to believe in our salvation through some trick. He would have allowed Jesus to have the assurance of the salvation, if stones would have changed into bread.
If he didn't succeed in moving us away from the grace of the gospel, next the devil tempts us to join in politics. He showed Jesus, "all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour" Mt.4:8 , so that seeing them would have caused so strong a desire to govern that Jesus would have worshipped the devil to gain the power. Jesus lashed with the sword of the Spirit by saying that "Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only". A believer cannot be in politics without worshipping the devil. Who worships only God, receives power only from God. Jesus doesn't yet give seats in the cabinet to His own. If you claim now to be in politics by the grace of God, it is actually the judgment of God for you and not a grace.
Finally the devil tempted Jesus to do arbitrary actions. Jesus was tempted to throw himself down from the highest point of the temple and show how the angle saves Him. Also we are tempted to do similar theatrical performances. The devil converts Christianity into theatre. He has tempted great crowds of Christians to put God to the test with the congregational actions that seem to be genuine but actually they are self-imposed actions.
These three temptations of Jesus tell us about three important things. Hearing of God's words gives us life. Waiting for the Kingdom of God is the only meaningful target for our life. Living in the will of God gives the purpose for our life.
On the other hand they tell about what we should avoid. Don't fix your heart on any perishable thing. Don't be patriotic, but keep away from politics and refuse all violence. Don't plan your life yourself, but ask how to carry out the plan of God.
Just love of God
God loved us and sacrificed His only Son to be able to save us from His own righteous judgment. Those, who don't allow Jesus to bear the judgment of their sins, are allowed to bear it by themselves. This is right and just, isn't it? They have despised grace therefore it is not given them.
Jesus is the Redeemer and the Judge of all people. Only He is worthy of judging all people because He has suffered for all. On the last day He will come from the heaven and on that day His loving justness will crush all evil.
"I saw heaven opened and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war." Re.19:11
However be aware that every day God judges and makes war in righteousness, and not only on the last day. Many just don't recognize His judgments and being at a war against Him. The very reason why they don't notice it, is because He makes war against them with love and truth.
God's Gospel bears fruit all over the world. The Spirit of God convicts all of their sins, testifies to the righteousness of God and carries out the judgments of God in the world and shows God's love in the sacrifice of Golgotha. Some have received God's grace, but most people are content with judgment.
Also today people hit Jesus - by resisting His messengers. Also today they put the crown of thorns on His head - by despising His own. Again and again they crucify Him on the cross - by killing His followers. They make war against God and are wondering why He doesn't hit them back. "You have condemned, you have murdered the just; he does not resist you." Jas.5:6
A wrong doer knows to expect a revenge, but a kind and non-violent response makes him himself to revenge on himself. "The evil deeds of a wicked man ensnare him; the cords of his sin hold him fast. He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly." Pr.5:22-23
God's peacefulness and His non-resistance come from His good heart. His long-suffering is our period of grace. During that time He hopes that we repent and turn to Him and beg for mercy.
God loved us and sacrificed His only Son to be able to save us from His own righteous judgment. Those, who don't allow Jesus to bear the judgment of their sins, are allowed to bear it by themselves. This is right and just, isn't it? They have despised grace therefore it is not given them.
Jesus is the Redeemer and the Judge of all people. Only He is worthy of judging all people because He has suffered for all. On the last day He will come from the heaven and on that day His loving justness will crush all evil.
"I saw heaven opened and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war." Re.19:11
However be aware that every day God judges and makes war in righteousness, and not only on the last day. Many just don't recognize His judgments and being at a war against Him. The very reason why they don't notice it, is because He makes war against them with love and truth.
God's Gospel bears fruit all over the world. The Spirit of God convicts all of their sins, testifies to the righteousness of God and carries out the judgments of God in the world and shows God's love in the sacrifice of Golgotha. Some have received God's grace, but most people are content with judgment.
Also today people hit Jesus - by resisting His messengers. Also today they put the crown of thorns on His head - by despising His own. Again and again they crucify Him on the cross - by killing His followers. They make war against God and are wondering why He doesn't hit them back. "You have condemned, you have murdered the just; he does not resist you." Jas.5:6
A wrong doer knows to expect a revenge, but a kind and non-violent response makes him himself to revenge on himself. "The evil deeds of a wicked man ensnare him; the cords of his sin hold him fast. He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly." Pr.5:22-23
God's peacefulness and His non-resistance come from His good heart. His long-suffering is our period of grace. During that time He hopes that we repent and turn to Him and beg for mercy.
Evil in the hands of God
When Jesus says, "all who draw the sword will die by the sword" Mt.26:52 , He doesn't mean that nobody could return alive from a front, but He is speaking about the just consequences of our deeds. How you do to others, so you do also to yourself. What you sow you will reap.
When you put your trust in violence you sow violence also into your own soul. There it germinates and grows and finally it drowns your soul in eternal restlessness. Nobody returns from a war front without mental damages.
Jesus doesn't carry out in His judgments the principle of 'eye for eye and tooth for tooth'. Instead He overcomes evil with good. "You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth'. But I tell you. Do not resist an evil person." Mt.5:38-39 How does Jesus judge in righteousness and make war faithfully against evil, if He doesn't resist evil? Evil will be destroyed by its own evilness. Pride hits a proud one, greed a greedy one and selfishness a selfish one.
Evil will always finally get his wages. God guarantees it. If we take revenge, then the guilty one doesn't get the judgment as the fruit of his deed. God's judgment shows faithfulness by being long-suffering. The guilty one gets time for repentance, but the delayed judgment also ripens evil to eat his own fruit. A proud one loses his reason, a greedy one dispossesses himself and a sensualist tortures his own body.
Long-suffering and patience are the war weapons of the disciples of Jesus. Confidence in our own resurrection gives us courage not to defend ourselves. The evil ones torment the followers of God, but they will rise up shining as the Son of God. "In all things God works for the good of those who love Him." Ro.8:28 Nobody can have mercy on others without exposing himself to the evilness of others.
When Jesus says, "all who draw the sword will die by the sword" Mt.26:52 , He doesn't mean that nobody could return alive from a front, but He is speaking about the just consequences of our deeds. How you do to others, so you do also to yourself. What you sow you will reap.
When you put your trust in violence you sow violence also into your own soul. There it germinates and grows and finally it drowns your soul in eternal restlessness. Nobody returns from a war front without mental damages.
Jesus doesn't carry out in His judgments the principle of 'eye for eye and tooth for tooth'. Instead He overcomes evil with good. "You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth'. But I tell you. Do not resist an evil person." Mt.5:38-39 How does Jesus judge in righteousness and make war faithfully against evil, if He doesn't resist evil? Evil will be destroyed by its own evilness. Pride hits a proud one, greed a greedy one and selfishness a selfish one.
Evil will always finally get his wages. God guarantees it. If we take revenge, then the guilty one doesn't get the judgment as the fruit of his deed. God's judgment shows faithfulness by being long-suffering. The guilty one gets time for repentance, but the delayed judgment also ripens evil to eat his own fruit. A proud one loses his reason, a greedy one dispossesses himself and a sensualist tortures his own body.
Long-suffering and patience are the war weapons of the disciples of Jesus. Confidence in our own resurrection gives us courage not to defend ourselves. The evil ones torment the followers of God, but they will rise up shining as the Son of God. "In all things God works for the good of those who love Him." Ro.8:28 Nobody can have mercy on others without exposing himself to the evilness of others.
The victory of the Lamb of God
Do you believe in the victory of the slain Lamb? If you follow Him, you do believe. They tried to kill Jesus already before the very Easter, when it was meant to happen. The crowd tried to push Him down the cliff, "but He walked right through the crowd and went on His way." Lu.4:30
Without the permission of God nothing happens, but who can trust His protection? Only he who fears and honours God. Jesus says: "I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after the killing of the body, has power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him." Lu.12:4-5
People can kill our body, but only God can throw us into hell. God is Almighty. Therefore, whatever happens, it comes from Him.
Who fears evil honours the power of evil. The devil throws nobody into hell, but he will be thrown into it. God has strictly limited the power of evil in the world. Generally He gives His enemies under the power of the evil one. If an evil spirit torments you, God has sent it for you. "He cast upon them the fierceness of His anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them." Ps.78:49
"Saul's attendants said to him, 'See, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.'" 1Sa.16:15 The King Saul turned away from God and was therefore given into the hands of evil spirits. God also gave an evil spirit like a thorn to torment Paul: "To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me." 2Co.12:7
Paul gave the disobedient believers into the hands of the devil: "Who did this, hand this man over to Satan, so that the sinful nature may be destroyed and his spirit saved on the day of the Lord." 1Co.5:4-5
God guides His people to the trials of the devil to test us. The Holy Spirit guided also Jesus to the trial. "Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil." Mt.4:1
Our relationship with God is the only thing, which determines our destiny. He, the Almighty, gives everyone of us our lot, as well to men as to angels. By resisting God you invite the devil to govern your life. He has the right to come, because you sinned. In vain you drive the devil away or negotiate with him about anything. Seek mercy from God! He delivers you from the evil one, for His is the kingdom, and the power and the glory.
Thus there is no devil except from God. In the same way the Bible speaks about the governments of the nations. "For there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted." Ro.13:1-2
Those who exist have been established by God, but it doesn't mean that they would be good. And even less it means that they should be obeyed as God. Those who exist, exist by God, because He is the Almighty.
So do not speak abusively against politicians and against the devil, but also don't seek their mercy. Many who confess the Christian faith have gone astray by getting involved in politics and by trying to drive the devil away from his position. "Bold and arrogant, these men are not afraid to slander celestial beings." 2Pe.2:10
The Lamb of God gained the victory because God's grace was sufficient to Him. He didn't beg for mercy from the government neither from the devil. The right way to resist the evil is to submit oneself to God. Only take care of your relationship with God and everything else will be arranged through it. "Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." Jas.4:7
If you submit yourself to God, you do the will of God. The devil tempts you to be disobedient to God. You must resist him by being disobedient to his suggestions. This is the right way to resist the evil one. Be man of courage and fight the noble fight of the faith and obey Jesus out of God's love which can be freely adopted by all.
Do you believe in the victory of the slain Lamb? If you follow Him, you do believe. They tried to kill Jesus already before the very Easter, when it was meant to happen. The crowd tried to push Him down the cliff, "but He walked right through the crowd and went on His way." Lu.4:30
Without the permission of God nothing happens, but who can trust His protection? Only he who fears and honours God. Jesus says: "I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after the killing of the body, has power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him." Lu.12:4-5
People can kill our body, but only God can throw us into hell. God is Almighty. Therefore, whatever happens, it comes from Him.
Who fears evil honours the power of evil. The devil throws nobody into hell, but he will be thrown into it. God has strictly limited the power of evil in the world. Generally He gives His enemies under the power of the evil one. If an evil spirit torments you, God has sent it for you. "He cast upon them the fierceness of His anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them." Ps.78:49
"Saul's attendants said to him, 'See, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.'" 1Sa.16:15 The King Saul turned away from God and was therefore given into the hands of evil spirits. God also gave an evil spirit like a thorn to torment Paul: "To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me." 2Co.12:7
Paul gave the disobedient believers into the hands of the devil: "Who did this, hand this man over to Satan, so that the sinful nature may be destroyed and his spirit saved on the day of the Lord." 1Co.5:4-5
God guides His people to the trials of the devil to test us. The Holy Spirit guided also Jesus to the trial. "Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil." Mt.4:1
Our relationship with God is the only thing, which determines our destiny. He, the Almighty, gives everyone of us our lot, as well to men as to angels. By resisting God you invite the devil to govern your life. He has the right to come, because you sinned. In vain you drive the devil away or negotiate with him about anything. Seek mercy from God! He delivers you from the evil one, for His is the kingdom, and the power and the glory.
Thus there is no devil except from God. In the same way the Bible speaks about the governments of the nations. "For there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted." Ro.13:1-2
Those who exist have been established by God, but it doesn't mean that they would be good. And even less it means that they should be obeyed as God. Those who exist, exist by God, because He is the Almighty.
So do not speak abusively against politicians and against the devil, but also don't seek their mercy. Many who confess the Christian faith have gone astray by getting involved in politics and by trying to drive the devil away from his position. "Bold and arrogant, these men are not afraid to slander celestial beings." 2Pe.2:10
The Lamb of God gained the victory because God's grace was sufficient to Him. He didn't beg for mercy from the government neither from the devil. The right way to resist the evil is to submit oneself to God. Only take care of your relationship with God and everything else will be arranged through it. "Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." Jas.4:7
If you submit yourself to God, you do the will of God. The devil tempts you to be disobedient to God. You must resist him by being disobedient to his suggestions. This is the right way to resist the evil one. Be man of courage and fight the noble fight of the faith and obey Jesus out of God's love which can be freely adopted by all.
The Bible version used in references is NIV