Unforgiveness, Fear and Doubt, the Thief of God's Greater Blessing
May 29, 2017
Devotions:
“And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.” Mark 11:25 KJV
Satan's attacks can be very subtle. We need to constantly check our hearts to make sure that we are not holding any resentment or unforgiveness. If we cannot think of someone and truly bless them from our heart then we are holding unforgiveness. Jesus said that unforgiveness would hinder our faith and if our faith is hindered then we have trouble believing for our healing, finances, liberation... It is our faith that accesses the grace, the anointing that keeps us free from the work of the enemy. Make a list of all those that you can think of who have hurt you in the past and choose to forgive them. You may have to say, "I forgive (their name" by faith. You look to the greater one in you to forgive through you. His love is in you, the love that in all innocence hung on the cross for our sins and said, "Father forgive them for they know not what they do."
The enemy can come in through fear and intimidation. God asks us to do the impossible and we feel weak and fearful that we will fail especially if we are having to do it before our relatives and friends. If God tells us to do something then we are not to look to our own abilities to accomplish what He gives us to do.
“Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him. And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child. And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him. And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not. And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.” Luke 9:1, 37-41 KJV
Jesus gave them power over all demons to cast them out yet when it came to this man they could not cast the demon out. Why? When the man brought his son to the disciples the demon put on a show and the disciples got in fear and doubt that they could cast the devil out. They believed the outward signs and circumstances and their own ability rather than what God had said. Fear and doubt will open the door for the enemy to attack and defeat you. Cast out fear with the word of God, 2 Timothy1:7