| Satan called a worldwide convention. In his opening address to his evil
angels, he said, "We can't keep the Christians
from their Bibles and knowing the truth. We
can't even keep them from forming an intimate, abiding
relationship experience in Christ. If they gain that connection with
Jesus, our power over them is broken. So let
them go to their churches, let them have their conservative lifestyles,
but steal their time, so they can't gain that relationship with Jesus
Christ. This is what I want you to do, angels. Distract them from gaining
hold of their Savior and maintain that vital connection throughout their
day!" "How shall we do this?"
shouted his angels. "Keep them busy in the non-essentials
of life and invent innumerable schemes to occupy their minds,"
he answered. "Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, and borrow, borrow,
borrow. Persuade the wives to go to work for long hours and the husbands
to work 6-7 days a week, 10-12 hours a day, so they can afford their
empty lifestyles. Keep them from spending time with their children. As
their family fragments, soon, their home will offer no escape from the pressures
of work!" "Over-stimulate their
minds so that they cannot hear that still, small voice.
Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they drive.
To keep the TV, VCR, CD's, and their PC's going constantly in their homes.
And see to it that every store and restaurant in the world plays non-biblical
music constantly. This will jam their minds and break that union
with Christ. "Fill the coffee table with magazines and newspapers. Pound
their minds with the news 24 hours a day.
Invade their driving moments with billboards.
Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, mail order catalogs, sweepstakes,
and every kind of newsletter and promotional offering free products,
services, and false hopes. Keep skinny, beautiful models on the magazines
so the husbands will believe that external beauty is what's important,
and they'll become dissatisfied with their wives. Ha! That will
fragment those families quickly!" "Even
in their recreation, let them be excessive. Have them return from their
recreation exhausted, disquieted, and unprepared for the coming week. Don't
let them go out in nature to reflect on God's wonders. Send them to amusement
parks, sporting events, concerts and movies instead. Keep them busy,
busy, busy!! And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them
in gossip and small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences and
unsettled emotion. "Go ahead, let them be involved in soul winning.
But crowd their lives with so many good
causes they have no time to seek power from Christ. Soon they
will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health and family
for the good of the cause. It will work! It will work!" It
was quite a convention. And the evil angels went eagerly to their assignments
causing Christians everywhere to get busy, busy, busy and to rush
here and there. I guess the question is: Has
the devil been successful at his scheme? You be
the judge! Please take heed of the message it brings: B- Being U- Under S- Satan's Y- Yoke Are you
Busy?
Thought provoking, isn't it?
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