What Has God Written?

“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (Ephesians 5:10).

There is only one Holy Spirit. If we are not being led and guided by the Spirit, we are being led and guided by satan’s demons. Either we are living according to God’s guidance and truth, or we are being influenced by demonic forces.

Before you start thinking your pastor has gone off his rockers with all this talk about demons and such, let me explain. The Bible tells us that “satan himself masquerades as an angel of light” (2 Corinthians 11:14). satan and his demonic forces don’t show their true selves because if they did, we would all freak out and turn away. So, satan and his demons disguise themselves as something good, something desirable.

Not one time in the Bible does satan show up demanding our submission and obedience. Not one time does satan and his demons show up tempting people to hate and turn away from God. No. satan and his demons are much more crafty than that. They don’t demand hatred of God. satan and his demons show up making us question God.

• Does God really know what is best for you?
• Don’t you think you know better than anyone, including God, what is best for you and what you desire the most?
• I know what God says, but what does your heart say? What is your heart telling you to do?
• What God is asking is unreasonable…it’s too difficult…it’s too demanding.

satan and his demons disguise themselves under the guise of self-autonomy. satan and his demons want to convince people that they know better than God, that God is trying to make life more difficult than necessary. And once God is replaced by the self as the ultimate determiner of truth and good, satan wins.

The guide for disciples has always been – what has God declared? What has God written?

There is only one Holy Spirit. If we are not being led and guided by the Holy Spirit, we are being guided and led by satan’s demonic forces.

Who are you listening to? Seek God’s truth. What has God written?