The Last Word

Jesus said him, “Away with you, Satan!”
Matthew 4:10

Satan never shuts up. The apostle John call him the Accuser: “For the Accuser has been thrown down to earth - the one who accused our brother and sisters before our God day and night”

     Day after day, hour after hour. Relentless, tireless. The Accuser makes a career out of accusing. Unlike the conviction if the Holy Spirit, Satan’s condemnation brings no repentance or resolve, just regret. He has one aim: “to steal, and to kill, and to destroy”. Steal your peace, kill your dreams, and destroy your future. But he will not have the last word. Jesus has acted on your behalf.

     He stooped. Low enough to sleep in a manger, work in a carpentry shop, sleep in a fishing boat.

Low enough to tub shoulders with crooks and lepers. Low enough to be buried.

      And then he stood. Up from the slab of death. Upright in Joseph’s tomb and right in Satan’s face. Tall. High. He stood up to Satan ... and he will stand up for you.

Max Lucado の「God Is with You Every Day 」より

サタンは、決して口をつぐまない。

この世界では。

ヨハネは彼を告発者と呼んだとあります。

なるほどと思います。

だまされてはいけない。

私は知らないけど、私の霊は知っている。

御声とまねしんぼの声の違いを。