Oh LORD, the devil ain’t a cryin’!

Good morning all!  God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

    Oh, LORD, the devil ain’t a cryin!  What does this mean to you?  I heard this story from a Christian singing group about when they were in New York just trying to make it.  Walking down the street he saw a black man on his knees saying over and over, “Oh, LORD, the devil ain’t a cryin’!”

    What does this mean?  Well, as Christians we are not doing enough—not sharing the word, not telling others about Jesus, not living the word, and how do we know this?  ‘Cause the devil ain’t a cryin’. 

   Brothers and sisters, if we were sharing the word and giving all we have for Jesus, for God, and walking in the Holy Spirit, then the devil would be cryin, he would be sending more demons out to attack quicker and more viciously.  Yes, many things are happening and we all believe the end is near.

    Satan has read the same book and knows, so there is some urgency to his plight in changing the ending of the book we so fondly refer to as the Bible.  He firmly believes he can overcome and change the Bible’s ending, however, we know better. BUT, do we stand on the promises.  Look at 1 Corinthians 15:57 “But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

    Satan thought he won at the Garden, he thought he won when Jesus was put on the cross, he felt victorious until…………JESUS CHRIST AROSE FROM THE DEAD!!  Therefore, for Christians death is no longer a dread or fear; death has been defeated and we have hope beyond the grave through grace.  (notice 1 letter different from grave to grace)  So, again, what must we do?

    1 Corinthians 15:58 “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable always abounding in the work of the LORD, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the LORD.”

   Paul is telling us that because of the resurrection, nothing we do is useless.  We may become apathetic about serving the LORD because we don’t see immediate results.  However, knowing that JESUS CHRIST has won the ultimate victory should affect the way we live right now.  I ask and pray, friend, that you and I do not let anything keep us from doing the work of the LORD enthusiastically when the opportunity affords itself.  Oh, LORD, help us make the devil go a cryin’.  Love you all.

In Christ’s Love and Grace

Johnny