The true colors of satan

A True picture of Satan

There are two scriptures I want to give you before I start the teaching in the book of Job.

Hebrews 2;14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he (Jesus Christ) also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

15And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. Fear is always bondage

III John 1;2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

To ever know the will of God you have to know the Word of God. How else would you know his will for you? It is God’s will that we prosper and be in health. God’s Word is his thoughts written so that we might know and believe. His Word is his heart. I am a parent of three children, and I love each one of them so much. I want them to be healthy and living a life that is adventurous, fun, and prosperous. What parent wouldn’t want that for their children? Even more than that, I want them to love and put their trust in God. In loving God, you will be loving to others. How much more does God love us? We don’t take the Word of God and line it up with our thoughts; we line our thoughts up to God’s Word. God is calling us his beloved, what a beautiful word of endearment, and then he tells us what he wishes above all things. In order to understand how to stand against your enemy, you first have to know that you have one and how he works. So many people have been miss- led by lies thinking that our God inflicts misery upon them or makes bad things happen because they have sinned. Two Gods have been fused into one. We have the God and father of Jesus Christ and the God of this world. As long as there is error there will be confusion and confusion does not bring answers or deliverance, the only thing you get out of confusion is a headache and misery.

I have been to funerals, I have seen it written in newspapers and on TV, that when someone’s loved one dies, they say God took their life. God says that the life of one of his kids is priceless, meaning you cost God something when you die. Your life is priceless to him; you can’t do anything for God when you’re dead. God’s Word says the devil kills, he has the power of death, and the devil is the God of this world. So we need to get the right God correct. Our loving heavenly father wishes that we have life and that we have it more than abundant. God showers us with blessings; God gives us health, not your morning multi grain earth muffin. God gives us health and God gives us prosperity. Your paycheck is never the foundation for prosperity. The devil has pure hate for you and is never satisfied until a life is gone. It’s the devil who reduces man to poverty and takes away, it is the devil that infuses guilt, self condemnation and it is the devil who whispers in your ear that you’re never good enough. God says that when a man asks for forgiveness, that not only does God forgive him but he remembers them no more (Psalm 103). Religion teaches that when you sin you will have to stand before the judgment seat. The day we stand before Gods judgment seat is the day we receive our rewards and crowns. If God were to judge us for our sins then that would make him a liar and our God is no liar. The Word says the devil is here to steal, kill and destroy. Yet religion continues to infuse into the minds of people that God Almighty causes sickness to test your faith. We must have an accurate knowledge of the Word of God not the word of man.

I want to take you into Job; this is the only record that truly shows human sufferings, who inflicts them and God’s deliverance. All of us at one time or other in life have faced sadness with the loss of a loved one, we have faced sickness, and some of us have faced losing things that have meant a great deal to us personally. The Word will show you the depth and heartache fear induced from the devil will bring. The Word will show you the beauty of God’s love and deliverance. For it is available for every one of us to live a life of abundance, happiness, joy, guiltless, fearlessness and health. Sound like a fairy tale? It’s God’s desire.

Job 1 1There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. (Perfect and upright means he had moral integrity, and eschewed evil means he shunned it, he hated it, also feared God, bad translation, he respected and loved God)

2And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.

3His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. It is Gods will that we prosper and be in health. God blessed Job so much that his abundance was above and beyond. Where do people get the idea that God takes away? God is all good, all giving and loving.

4And his sons went and feasted in their houses, everyone his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. Even his children were prospering and owned their own houses.

5And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

6Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.

7And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

8And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?

9Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

10Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. God puts a spiritual hedge of protection around us. We can go to work, travel around the world, and not fear. I thank God everyday for his hedge of protection around me and my family and all the believers. God fights for us, he loves us more than we love our own children. But according to Job, there was a hole in that hedge of protection. Back up and look at verse 5, he had fear that his children were cursing God, his fear allowed the devil to get a toe-hold in that hedge that turned into a foothold. Throughout the whole bible God continues to tell us to fear not, Jesus instructed people to fear not. Fear causes bondage in a person’s life even unto death. Even Satan saw the hedge, Satan knew God put a hedge around Job, Satan knew it was God who blessed him and cause him to succeed. He knew Job loved and respected God, but he also knew he had fear. Fear is not innate; it is learned behavior growing up. We learned fear from our parents and others. Fear is used on TV commercial; fear is used to capture people’s minds. Wars are not won using weapons; wars are won by capturing the minds of people. Con artists deceive you by deceiving your mind. God tells us over and over to re-new our minds, to put his word on in our minds. Fear is bondage and always stops the man or woman from being their best.

11But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.

12And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD. God gives us freedom of will to believe, he never possess a man and makes him think or do anything. When you fear you are allowing Gods protective hands to open up and become a target of the adversary. It is not Gods will for man to fear for he knows the consequences of fear.

13And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

14And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:

15And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. (Who did the killing? Who stoled the animals? It was the devil! God is the one who gives and blesses

16While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. (Lightening that kills people is always from the devil.)

17While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. . The devil works through people, him and all his host of devil spirits use people to get at God’s children. The Sabeans and Chaldeans came and they did what? They murdered his servants, and took his possessions. It’s the same darkness that works in people in our day and time. All murderess, all dirty works that people do are motivated by the adversary. The Word of God tells us, we are not to remain ignorant.

18While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

19And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. (We read at the beginning it is the devil that has the power of death on this earth, he kills and destroys. How horrible for this man to lose his children, it’s costly! The pain and suffering of losing a child is more than a person can bear, and yet, the devil is still not satisfied, the devil is never satisfied until he can reduce man to absolutely nothing. It is NOT our God who takes and destroys all hurricanes; lightning’s, flooding anything causes death and sickness come from the devil.)

20Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

21And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

Job was so saddened by the loss and you would be to. The Lord gave and the Lord taketh away is a figure of speech, he is referring that God is God Almighty, nothing is greater than him, Job is not referring that God killed his children.

22In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly. It is always the devils will to take away prosperity and blessings from God. I told you the devil was still not satisfied, look what else he did.

2;7So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

8And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.

Job had boils all over his body, had to scrap them with a piece of pottery. God does not inflict sickness that we hear so often. Our God only gives and loves us. His will is that we have prosperity and health,

God is only good and the devil is only bad and hateful, he is evil. If God be for us who can be against us? A person will always be confused in life until they come unto knowledge of God and his Word. Worldly wisdom gives you nothing but headaches. It is never how much you know, but how much do you believe. Any person can memorize the bible, anyone can, the devil quotes scripture. But the devil takes it out of context and uses it to deceive you and accuse you. More Christians walking around full of guilt and condemnation than anyone of know of. Religion is mans works, Christianity is the works God has done. God made it available through Jesus Christ so that we might have life and total forgiveness of sins. We have been set free from every work of darkness, but you must know it. You cannot claim the promises of God if you don’t know them. I told you how fear is bondage it’s our enemy.

Read this scripture loud and clear. Job 3;25 For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. This was the foothold in the hedge.

The moment we are afraid, Satan has already moved in. Gods message is fear not, we must believe Gods Word, right believing produces right results. Proverb 23;7 As a man thinketh in his heart so is he. It is available right now with God that we can rid ourselves of all fear. God’s word is simple, error is complicated. Positive believing starts in the mind with positive thoughts, one word at a time, Gods Word.

During the course of Job’s pains and loss, the three miserable comforters came to make him more miserable. These were men who were religious; the reason why there were called miserable comforters was because they used Gods Word against him. They accused Job that he must have been sinning for this to have happened. They twisted Gods Word, tried to bring shame on him like it was his fault all of this happened. Be aware in your own life, when Satan attacks you, because he will. People will come by to make your life more miserable, especially when you are sick and weak. Ever heard the saying; when it rains it pours? The adversary sets it up to flood you with problems after problems in order to wear you down mentally. He works to make your mind tired and allow fears to set in. During these times, that’s when you need to rest in God’s arms. Let God fight your battles; let the peace of God rule in your heart. You are completely safe with God; he is our shield and buckler.

In the end, God reproved those miserable comforters and told them they needed Job to pray for them. God asked Job to pray for them, which is really interesting, God is asking him to give, in giving there is receiving. Perhaps we need to remember that during the times we are faced with challenges. It will take your mind off yourself and on for others. God gives us a song in the night; God blesses our lives and always delivers us. We need God; we need to speak his Word not only to others but to ourselves. Replace negative thoughts with God’s Word. The devil causes pain and suffering, and we have been rescued and delivered from all his works. God calls all these tragic things that happened to Job, captivity. It captivates a person’s life and reduces man to nothing. But our God is in the business of deliverance, his love heals us and he forgets our sins forever. Job turned his fears into positive believing; God replaced his abundance three-fold. Job lived 120 years had more children and more than he could ever ask for. That’s our God, only good only giving and only loving. God needs you to hold forth his Word and set others who are held captive by the devil, others who are dying spiritually around us. People living in fears and turmoil. God cannot love them without us. If you don’t do it then who will? His Word is quick and powerful, sharper than any two edge sword. It can break the hardness around a man’s heart and dive into the depth of human need. Your life is valuable and precious to God and man. We have so received we need to so give. You never have to spend years wondering what your purpose in life is, your purpose in life it to love others for God.

Claim Gods promises now, right now in the name of Jesus Christ you have been released from every captivity, you have been delivered and you have life that is more than abundant. God desires that you prosper and be in health, in the name of our wonderful lord and savior Jesus Christ, amen. If God says it, that settles it.