The Devils Hackey Sack

 

 

Good day! I’m Duane Matz and this is Today’s Living Word:

 

Isa 19:2 "I will set Egyptians against Egyptians; Everyone will fight against his brother, And everyone against his neighbor, City against city, kingdom against kingdom.  3 The spirit of Egypt will fail in its midst; I will destroy their counsel, And they will consult the idols and the charmers, The mediums and the sorcerers. 4 And the Egyptians I will give Into the hand of a cruel master, And a fierce king will rule over them," Says the Lord, the LORD of hosts.

Civil war! Never pretty but something God allows as a judgement against nations that have turned their backs on Him! It is a “giving over” to the dark side as the devil turns a nation into his own personal “hackey sack, of mayhem, cruelty, hatred, and violence.

If we would pay attention to what’s going on in our nation these days you can see this judgment developing. The overturning of the Roe V Wade decision, is just another episode in the drawing of a line that pits “everyone against his neighbor,”

Add to that the recent political upheaval in our country, the handling of the Covid crisis, and you can see the sharpening of the line that pits “city versus city, kingdom against kingdom, brother against brother.”

 

 The fury, and venom being spewed forth is frightening to say the least, and further evidence of the involvement of the devil in this confrontation. He is the “cruel master and fierce king” that God is using to carry out His judgement.

 

Something we all should consider during these times of unrest is the very name of the devil. In the Greek devil is diabolos, and it means to cast asunder or divide. Do you understand the significance of this? The devil is his name and division is his game. And he is gleefully having at it right now in our country.

 

What are we to do? Continue to stand on the truth of God’s Word And remember this is a spiritual battle. We are not wrestling against flesh and blood.

 

This battle can only be won by God, so take the advice found in Eph 6:11-18, “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints--

ThHis is God’s prescription for fighting spiritual battles such as we are facing in the land today. By His grace we will follow it and by His power, the ultimate victory is His!

I’m Duane Matz and that’s Today’s Living Word.