These things...

(Matt 4:8-9 KJV)- “Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; and he said to Him, ‘all these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me”.

If we are not going to fall down and worship him just to have these things, then we must know that we are not sufficient in/by ourselves, rather, our sufficiency is in Christ Jesus. It is saddening to note that the devil is able to imitate all that God has promised His elect, making it very difficult not to fall for his deceit while we are waiting for manifestation of Promises. It is more saddening to realize that many of us are already claiming/enjoying these pseudo-blessings or even thanking  God for them before realizing that they are not from God; So again “Let he that thinketh that he stands, take heed lest he falls”.

There are temptations fitting for every stature; while he may tempt me to do money rituals and its likes under the guise of financial prosperity, yours may be something as simple as he telling you to take a job of 1m-per-month because you’re a fresh first-class graduate and so you are most-deserving of it.  A 1m-per-month job that only looks like a blessing in the beginning but will no longer be sufficient for you in the nearest future, that will later draw you away from the kingdom of God, and will make you lose your identity in the long-run. For some others, it may just be something as simple as saying yes to a seemingly harmless offer only to regret it in future.

Since the devil is not losing focus “which is to get us to be condemned to eternal damnation with him” but only adopting new strategies to this effect, we also must not lose our focus which is “reigning in eternal life with Christ” but live in righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy ghost at all times. Let’s always remember to seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto us.

p.s - just in case you also want to adopt new strategies, pls remember that we have been given a manual, that we wrestle not against flesh & blood and that our weapons of warfare are not carnal……. and I guess you should be fine with this :D.

Stay Blessed!

Yours Truly.