SATAN’S SUPERMARKET - 3
"Elijah was afraid and fled for his life; he took his servant and went to Beersheba in Judah. Leaving the servant there, Elijah walked a whole day into the wilderness. He stopped and sat down in the shade of a tree and wished he would die. “It's too much, Lord,” he prayed. “Take away my life; I might as well be dead!” - 1 Kings 19:3-4 (GNT)
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.
One day, while shopping, a customer noticed two well worn, non descript items standing in one corner. Not being nearly as tempting as the other items, he found it curious that these two items had price tags higher than any other. When he asked why, Satan just laughed and said, “Well, that’s because I use them so much. If they weren’t so plain looking, people might see them for what they were.” Satan pointed to the two items, saying, “You see, that one’s Doubt and that one’s Discouragement and those will work when nothing else will.”
"Doubt" and "Discouragement" are very destructive products which are always available in Satan's supermarket. Anyone who underestimates the power of these wicked items will get drawn in the ocean of life. Prophet Elijah not realizing how dangerous these items are before he carelessly picked them up from Satan's supermarket in 1 Kings chapter 19. If not for God’s mercy, that highly anointed and powerful prophet would have terminated a glorious destiny and archived his beautiful testimonies prematurely.
Beloved, Satan is still hawking his wares every day. I hope you have not bought one from him! I hope you have not picked up the goods of "Discouragement" and " Doubt" from the Satan's supermarket! Are you feeling discouraged and defeated this morning? Are you feeling like committing suicide? Then, it is obvious you have patronised Satan - that wicked businessman. May I urge you to please drop these wicked and destructive items you bought from the enemy of your soul today. And, start to play the music of faith, even in the midst of incredible darkness and very soon, your light will shine forth and the tide will turn in your favour. As the Lord God of Heavens lives, before this month is over you will sing a new song in Jesus name.
Good day and God bless you.
Maranatha!
"Elijah was afraid and fled for his life; he took his servant and went to Beersheba in Judah. Leaving the servant there, Elijah walked a whole day into the wilderness. He stopped and sat down in the shade of a tree and wished he would die. “It's too much, Lord,” he prayed. “Take away my life; I might as well be dead!” - 1 Kings 19:3-4 (GNT)
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.
One day, while shopping, a customer noticed two well worn, non descript items standing in one corner. Not being nearly as tempting as the other items, he found it curious that these two items had price tags higher than any other. When he asked why, Satan just laughed and said, “Well, that’s because I use them so much. If they weren’t so plain looking, people might see them for what they were.” Satan pointed to the two items, saying, “You see, that one’s Doubt and that one’s Discouragement and those will work when nothing else will.”
"Doubt" and "Discouragement" are very destructive products which are always available in Satan's supermarket. Anyone who underestimates the power of these wicked items will get drawn in the ocean of life. Prophet Elijah not realizing how dangerous these items are before he carelessly picked them up from Satan's supermarket in 1 Kings chapter 19. If not for God’s mercy, that highly anointed and powerful prophet would have terminated a glorious destiny and archived his beautiful testimonies prematurely.
Beloved, Satan is still hawking his wares every day. I hope you have not bought one from him! I hope you have not picked up the goods of "Discouragement" and " Doubt" from the Satan's supermarket! Are you feeling discouraged and defeated this morning? Are you feeling like committing suicide? Then, it is obvious you have patronised Satan - that wicked businessman. May I urge you to please drop these wicked and destructive items you bought from the enemy of your soul today. And, start to play the music of faith, even in the midst of incredible darkness and very soon, your light will shine forth and the tide will turn in your favour. As the Lord God of Heavens lives, before this month is over you will sing a new song in Jesus name.
Good day and God bless you.
Maranatha!
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