My God is Greater!

You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 

I John 4:4

 

Man, my mind is racing with so many things after reading chapter 3 in Genesis, but what I continue to think about is that Satan is no different today and we are no different than Adam and Eve.  Satan will do anything in his power to convince us to do something destructive and make it seem like what we do will be for our benefit---that he is really looking out for our best interest!  Yeah right!  God does not call him the father of lies for no reason---what a liar he is!  He not only lies, but he steals, kills, and destroys.  So how do we stop his evil plan?  Well, we can’t, but God can! 

And aren’t we just like Adam and Eve, we think what will it really hurt, it can’t be that wrong, and you know they just ate an apple and not even the whole thing, just a bite---really, compared to the sins now, how minuscule is that?  Well, let me just say that I have always read that a sin is a sin and I have always heard that sin is sin, there is no big or little, but you know that human part of us that looks at the ‘level of sin’ and determines for ourselves how bad a sin is.  However, this got me thinking tonight and it’s true---sin is sin and when we disobey God, whether it is taking a bite out of an apple or killing another human being, we are sinning against God.  Now I know that I am not perfect and I certainly don’t always obey every command of God, but when I think about that my sin hurts God as much as it does me---now that stops me in my tracks.  While I do desire to be good to others and to do the right thing, I also know that it is not just about being good. God not only created man, he sent his only son, Jesus Christ, to die for me.  He died---he suffered great persecution---so that I may have life, so that I may have a way to God.  Why would I not want to live every moment for him?  Why would I not want to obey his every command?  I know that Satan does everything in his power to prevent me from following Christ, but because my life is no longer my own, because I have the Holy Spirit dwelling inside me Satan has no power over my life.  There is no doubt that Satan is a powerful force, but there is also no doubt that the power of my God can make Satan melt with fear.