Notice to all shaming spirits: All hauntings will be immediately referred to the throne room of grace in the presence of the Lord, per authorization code Romans 8:38-39: For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Oh yes, they come! Rattling their chains of sin and failure. “Booing” out accusations. Shrieking “Give up.”
Sometimes they directly invade our thoughts. Sometimes they are embodied in unsuspecting human hosts – sometimes even preachers. But always the message is fear. Fear that we are not as beloved by God. Not as welcome in His presence. Not as imbued with His favor. That God’s grace is not sufficient for our weaknesses. That “It is finished,” as spoken by Jesus as He poured out the last of His life for us, really meant “It is somewhat finished” or “Finished unless you really mess up, willfully mess up or mess up too often.” The message is fear and the intent is to separate us mentally and emotionally from that which we can never be separated from actually: the love of God in Christ Jesus.But God’s perfect love always casts out fear (See 1 John 4:18). (Repeating for emphasis: God’s perfect love always casts out fear.) No matter what, always pick up the shield of faith and run to Him, never from Him. To run from the Lord is to run directly to destructive influence of the haunting spirits. There is no neutral site!
Therefore, the way to handle these inevitable hauntings is not to debate our worthiness or to try to justify our behavior but to make our status in Christ our focus and stake our claim to the unfathomable, unwavering, transforming and eternal love of God.
Sometimes they directly invade our thoughts. Sometimes they are embodied in unsuspecting human hosts – sometimes even preachers. But always the message is fear. Fear that we are not as beloved by God. Not as welcome in His presence. Not as imbued with His favor. That God’s grace is not sufficient for our weaknesses. That “It is finished,” as spoken by Jesus as He poured out the last of His life for us, really meant “It is somewhat finished” or “Finished unless you really mess up, willfully mess up or mess up too often.” The message is fear and the intent is to separate us mentally and emotionally from that which we can never be separated from actually: the love of God in Christ Jesus.But God’s perfect love always casts out fear (See 1 John 4:18). (Repeating for emphasis: God’s perfect love always casts out fear.) No matter what, always pick up the shield of faith and run to Him, never from Him. To run from the Lord is to run directly to destructive influence of the haunting spirits. There is no neutral site!
Therefore, the way to handle these inevitable hauntings is not to debate our worthiness or to try to justify our behavior but to make our status in Christ our focus and stake our claim to the unfathomable, unwavering, transforming and eternal love of God.
And as we practice this, over time we will become so attuned and attracted to Christ we will hear the woeful wailings of shaming spirits less and less and desire to respond to the voice of our Savior more and more.
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