The Devil You Say

Enslaved In Our Own Thinking

Has one become enslaved to their own thinking rather than take God's Word to its fullest extent. Is there a reenactment of the disobedience of Adam and Eve coming into focus once again. When one attempts to set the record straight will another respond with "The Devil You Say" and continue along their merry way as before?

Is There No Awakening?
Is there no awakening? No opening of the heart to the words of a living God? Has one become so ingrained in their own thinking that they will turn a deaf ear to any who attempt to set the record straight? Will they simply term the intrusion as that of one's own thinking. God reveals that my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge. Therefore Hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure (Isaiah 5:13-14). How many who have been locked in the jaws of Hell now wish they would have listened when the opportunity availed itself? Our Lord told of a person who in Hell lifted up his eyes, being in torments, saying I am tormented in this flame (Luke 16:23-24). If people could get a grasp of a literal Hell that is for eternity would they be so ready to simply say, "The Devil You Say!"
Inactive And Indifferent
Many have become inactive and indifferent when it comes to being obedient to God's Word in their daily walk. A sponge will absorb all that comes in its reach without regard to the substance it is absorbing and we are seeing the same happen today, even within our Christian community. Have we spiraled on the success ladder for so long that we have become as described in God's Word: "I sit a queen...and shall see no sorrow" (Revelations 18:7). Our world was shaken on Tuesday, September 11, 2001 with an undeniable realization that we are vulnerable.
Erosion of Godly Values
Our dependence and success as a nation is based upon the God of our creation, yet we are seeing an erosion of godly values that is flirting with our destiny as a nation. We have grown so accustomed to unbroken success that any threat to that success requires an instant amputation to preserve these comforts? There is now little room for concern for the morals of the land, or lack thereof, as they are being systematically stripped away.
What Brought Judgment?
When one addresses such issues as what brought judgment in the days of Noah, when God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually (Genesis 6:5); or during the days of Lot when the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah was great because their sin was very grievious (Genesis 18:20) one often hears a resounding "The Devil You Say" with little afterthought as to what is being conveyed.
Are We Making Concessions?
To appease is the policy of making concessions. We are seeking such an emphasis today in the area of religion and the morals of our land which are being stretched like a rubber band to their hilt which is about to break! Adam and Eve paid a heavy price in regards to self-appeasement rather than adhering to God's Word. It not only affected their lives but mankind as a whole. Anytime one enters into the arena of self-appeasement there is a cost factor involved with concessions having to be made.
A Bias View
With our world seemingly crumpling about us can we standby and offer an unbiased view towards the circumstances that surround such a happening? I am very bias towards the inherent need to place God back in the forefront once again!
Separation Of Church And State
The misconception that has been squeezed out of the term "separation of church and state" needs a reexamination to set the record straight. Let us plant our feet on a firm foundation by adhering to the unadulterated Word of God.