Don’t Say That (#1)

Too often, I find myself about to repeat things that I’ve heard from others without really thinking myself about the truth in / of the saying. In His mercy, my Lord has brought correction in letting me know that there are certain things that are said by others that I am not to say, think, or even (out of some sense of politeness) agree with.

The first was “The devil is busy.” Someone said this to me a few years back in speaking of some undesirable thing that had happened to them, when God let me know that He is busier; He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Almighty.

Revelation 1:8(New King James Version)
"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty."

God created the devil, so no matter how busy he is doing what he was created / is allowed to do, God’s purposes will always triumph!

Isaiah 54:16-17 (King James Version)
16Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.
17No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.

Revelation 12:12 (New King James Version)
Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.”

Isaiah 14:24 (New International Version)
24 The LORD Almighty has sworn,
"Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will stand.

The question is, how busy am I in doing the things for which I was created? How attuned / submitted / obedient am I to God’s purpose?

Psalm 39:4-7 (New King James Version)
4 “LORD, make me to know my end,
And what is the measure of my days,
That I may know how frail I am.
5 Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths,
And my age is as nothing before You;
Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor. Selah
6 Surely every man walks about like a shadow;
Surely they busy themselves in vain;
He heaps up riches,
And does not know who will gather them.
7 “And now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My hope is in You.

…and my journey with Him continues…