If you have been to a circus performance or watched one on television, you would be familiar with the act involving a lion and its trainer. But have you ever wondered why, besides holding a whip, the trainer would arm himself with a stool and point its legs toward the beast?
The whole idea is to distract the lion. You see, as powerful as the beast is, it can be immobilized by distractions. If this man-eater is not distracted from time to time, it might just decide to maul the trainer to death!
The devil is like the trainer. He knows that you have God’s power inside you because the Lion of Judah is in you, and “He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” So what the devil tries to do is immobilize you with distractions.
For example, he may bring to your attention a pain in your body to distract you. And you find yourself going to a few medical journals or the Internet to find out more about the symptoms. You also decide to consult more than one doctor. And because you know of someone who has the same condition, you talk to him about it.
In the end, you are distracted by the pain, the symptoms, your findings, the doctors’ reports and your friend’s experience. And you find it hard to believe and focus on God’s Word about your healing. You have become immobilized, powerless and fearful.
So the devil’s trick is to get you to focus on your condition. When you are conscious of the symptoms in your body and your findings, you will see sickness manifest. But God wants you to focus on who you are and what you have in Christ. When you are conscious that you are the healed in Christ, you will see healing manifest.
My friend, what you are conscious of will manifest. So be conscious of Christ, who is all the power of God inside you, and you will see that power manifest!
" I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
There are so many distractions in life to keep us from Christ. And there are also many attractions that the enemy uses to lure us into a state of unbalance and sin-conscientious. The fascinations and the enticements of the world play against our better judgment... constantly. The world wants us to see its charms and delights and attracts us like mindless pleasure seeking addicts. The devil not only distracts you away from your standing and confidence in Christ, but he attracts you to some things and ways that are truly ungodly. We need to realize that there is a battle going on. Constantly. But what any believer should also realize is that the war is over. We won. And that any remaining battles are for our Lord to fight for us. We should not try to struggle or fight against evil. We should know the truth. Be free in the truth and allow our champion, Jesus to fight and win for us every day. Today, pray to God to not be distracted by or attracted to evil but to be free in our Lord. Ask Him to help us see that in Christ the war is over between us and the world's attractions and distractions.
