SATAN’S SUPERMARKET - 1
"When she got him to sleep, his head on her lap, she motioned to a man to cut off the seven braids of his hair. Immediately he began to grow weak. His strength drained from him. The Philistines grabbed him, gouged out his eyes, and took him down to Gaza." - Judges 16:19, 21 MSG
Once upon a time, Satan was having a garage sale. There, standing in little groups were all of his bright, shiny trinkets. Here were tools that make it easy to tear others down for use as stepping stones. And over there were some lenses for magnifying ones own importance, which, if you looked through them, you could also use to belittle others, even oneself. Against the wall was the usual assortment of gardening implements guaranteed to help your pride grow in leaps and bounds: the rake of scorn, the shovel of jealousy for digging a pit for your neighbour, the tools of gossip and backbiting, of selfishness and apathy. All of these were pleasing to the eyes and came complete with fabulous promises and guarantees of prosperity. Prices, of course, were steep; but not to worry! Free credit was extended to one and all. “Take it home, use it, and you won’t have to pay until later!” old Satan cried, as he hawked his wares.
According to my father in the Lord, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, "You can call satan any name but don't ever call him a fool". Yes, satan is not a fool. He is a very smart, shrewd and wicked businessman with track records. In a bid to make profit, Satan usually offers his wares to willing buyers on credit and then make them pay heavily when the credit period is over or lapses. That was exactly what he did to Samson in Judges 16:1-21, King Herod, king Saul (1 Samuel 15:23 ), Judas Iscariot (Matthew 27:4) etc. Satan lets his customers enjoy now so that they can pay heavily later on. He tricked them to mortgaging their glorious destiny because of temporary gratifications. He made Samson to enjoy the laps of Delilah before he paid with his precious eyes. He forced Judas Iscariot and king Herod to pay with premature death. Hummmm! What a wicked businessman he is!
Beloved, Satan is still hawking his wares. I hope you have not bought anything from his supermarket on credit. If you have, then you may need to start thinking about the day you will be made to pay back for what you bought. How much will you pay to that wicked businessman- Satan? Will he demand for your life like Judas Iscariot and king Herod? Will he demand for your eyes like Samson? Friends, please be sincere with yourself this morning and return everything you bought from the devil's supermarket before your credit period is over. Please don't forget that Satan is not a fool but a very shrewd and wicked businessman. A word is enough for the wise!
Good morning and God bless you IJMN. Amen
Maranatha!
"When she got him to sleep, his head on her lap, she motioned to a man to cut off the seven braids of his hair. Immediately he began to grow weak. His strength drained from him. The Philistines grabbed him, gouged out his eyes, and took him down to Gaza." - Judges 16:19, 21 MSG
Once upon a time, Satan was having a garage sale. There, standing in little groups were all of his bright, shiny trinkets. Here were tools that make it easy to tear others down for use as stepping stones. And over there were some lenses for magnifying ones own importance, which, if you looked through them, you could also use to belittle others, even oneself. Against the wall was the usual assortment of gardening implements guaranteed to help your pride grow in leaps and bounds: the rake of scorn, the shovel of jealousy for digging a pit for your neighbour, the tools of gossip and backbiting, of selfishness and apathy. All of these were pleasing to the eyes and came complete with fabulous promises and guarantees of prosperity. Prices, of course, were steep; but not to worry! Free credit was extended to one and all. “Take it home, use it, and you won’t have to pay until later!” old Satan cried, as he hawked his wares.
According to my father in the Lord, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, "You can call satan any name but don't ever call him a fool". Yes, satan is not a fool. He is a very smart, shrewd and wicked businessman with track records. In a bid to make profit, Satan usually offers his wares to willing buyers on credit and then make them pay heavily when the credit period is over or lapses. That was exactly what he did to Samson in Judges 16:1-21, King Herod, king Saul (1 Samuel 15:23 ), Judas Iscariot (Matthew 27:4) etc. Satan lets his customers enjoy now so that they can pay heavily later on. He tricked them to mortgaging their glorious destiny because of temporary gratifications. He made Samson to enjoy the laps of Delilah before he paid with his precious eyes. He forced Judas Iscariot and king Herod to pay with premature death. Hummmm! What a wicked businessman he is!
Beloved, Satan is still hawking his wares. I hope you have not bought anything from his supermarket on credit. If you have, then you may need to start thinking about the day you will be made to pay back for what you bought. How much will you pay to that wicked businessman- Satan? Will he demand for your life like Judas Iscariot and king Herod? Will he demand for your eyes like Samson? Friends, please be sincere with yourself this morning and return everything you bought from the devil's supermarket before your credit period is over. Please don't forget that Satan is not a fool but a very shrewd and wicked businessman. A word is enough for the wise!
Good morning and God bless you IJMN. Amen
Maranatha!
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