One thing I continually say in my bible study and in counseling sessions, is that warfare is designed to deceive you. The enemy tries to stay hidden, and he tries to convince you and me that what we are thinking or feeling is coming from us or from God. Scripture tells us that Satan is a liar, schemer, deceiver, and tempter. Also, and very important, is that Satan comes as an angel of light (I Cor 15). He doesn’t show up with a tail and pitchfork. He comes to twist truth and make it seem right. The Apostle John tell challenges us in his epistle to test the spirits to see whether they are from God because many deceivers and antichrist spirits are in the world. I say this because of all the happenings surrounding us. Before you or I jump on board with any organization or group, we need to test the spirit behind the scene to see if it’s from God, and the litmus test is Jesus. According to John, if it is from God, Jesus will be exalted and proclaimed. But here is my main point for writing this. During this pandemic (and I say this will all grace), make sure that the enemy doesn’t take you out and totally remove you from fellowship in the days to come. Demonic forces love to separate, isolate, and eventually decimate. Again, I know there is grace during this time, but the Apostle Peter tells us to gird our minds and be sober in spirit, which is to recognize what’s going on around us.
