KEY SCRIPTURE: John 17:15 ISV” I’m not asking you to take them out of the world but to protect them from the evil one.”

The first part of our key scripture teaches us that, the Lord Jesus prayed to the Father that, He should not take us out of the world. The reason is that, we were saved for a purpose. We were saved to show the people in darkness the light of God. We are to stay here so we could demonstrate to men the heavenly life and offer men and women the opportunity to live in the kingdom of God. This implies we must diligently commit our lives to this call. It is a great loss to yourself to be around here on earth, and not fulfill God’s desire for saving you and keeping you on this earth. Remember dear one, anyone or anything that does not live to fulfill the original intent for its manufacture is abused.

The second aspect says, the Father should keep us from the evil one. Please dear child of God, get the following understanding about the devil.  Satan has been defeated, yet he is as wise as a serpent. The Lord asked us to pray to be delivered from the evil one, when He taught His disciples the model prayer. Why did He ask the Father to keep us from the evil one, if He knew that through His death and resurrection, He was going to deliver us from the dominion of darkness.? (Col 1:13) What the Lord was praying concerning being delivered from the evil one, was actually referring to the deceptive Prowers of the wicked one. Satan does not have the right and ability to take the believer captive, but through cunning craftiness take many captives.

This statement teaches us to be very alert to the devices of the wicked. 2Co 11:3 ISV” However, I am afraid that just as the serpent deceived Eve by its tricks, so your minds may somehow be lured away from sincere and pure devotion to the Messiah.” Please dear child of God, you need to be very diligent in order not to fall into the deception of the wicked one. Jesus says we must continually pray so that we will not be overtaken by the deceptions of Satan. Many Christians take the enemy for granted, only to be enveloped in a satanic crafty web, that makes things very difficult for themselves. The answer is diligence in prayer and strict adherence to the word of God. Dear one never stop praying to be delivered from the tricks of the devil.

THOUGHT: SATAN IS ETERNALY DEFEATED, YET DO NOT TAKE HIM FOR GRANTED.

FURTHER STUDIES

Luk 22:46 KJV “And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation”.

1Th 2:18 KJV” Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.”