Wimpy Little Devil

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June 28, 2025 – 6/28/2025

  6 – The Flesh of Man

28 – Times and Seasons

Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you.  Luke 6:28 NLT

Wimpy Little Devil\n

On that great and terrible day, the devil is pulled out of his spider hole and revealed to humanity in judgment; we will all be surprised. Isaiah the prophet paints the picture this way:\n

\u201cThose who see you will gaze at you, and consider you, saying: \u2019Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook the kingdoms, Who made the world as a wilderness and destroyed its cities, Who did not open the house of his prisoners?\u2019\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Isaiah 14:16-17\n

There is a gasp in the crowd, which is expecting to see a giant dragon being pulled from the pit. Instead, a pathetic, balding, scrawny, shaking nerd comes climbing out, begging for his pathetic life.\n

What? Are you kidding me? Really? That\u2019s the personification of all things evil? Why, he\u2019s a weakling! He\u2019s no more powerful than the wizard behind the curtain of Oz. If the devil is obviously impotent, where does he get his power?\n

The answer is just as shocking \u2013 from us. His power came from us. His evil had power because we cooperated with it. We held it in reverence. We feared it and, admit it, we even loved it at times. As a result, we propelled and advanced it.\n

The bottom line is this: the devil isn\u2019t powerful because evil is powerful. The devil is powerful because we are powerful, and we tend to work for him.\u00a0\u00a0STOP IT. Give all power to the one who is power personified \u2013 Jesus!","hover":"\nWhich Wolf Do You Feed?\n

Jesus-driven thinking helps and heals. This is what the Bible has to say on the subject: For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. \u2013 Romans 8:6\n

The Cherokee nation knew it, too. Check out this spot-on tribal tale:\n

An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life. He told the boy, \u201cA terrible fight is going on inside me. It is a fight between two wolves. One wolf is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and self-doubt.\"\n

The old man continued: \u201cThe other wolf is good. He is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.\u201d He then told the boy, \u201cThis same fight is going on inside you and inside every other person, too.\u201d\n

The grandson thought about it for a minute, then asked his grandfather, \u201cWhich wolf will win?\u201d The wise old chief replied, \u201cThe one you feed.\u201d\n

What wolf have you been feeding? Just know the wolf of evil thoughts will eventually devour you, and likely others as well. Thoughts become actions, and there is always collateral damage.\n

That\u2019s not you! You can control your thought life and ensure the evil wolf starves to death."}},"slug":"et_pb_blurb"}">Wimpy Little Devil

On that great and terrible day, the devil is pulled out of his spider hole and revealed to humanity in judgment; we will all be surprised. Isaiah the prophet paints the picture this way:

“Those who see you will gaze at you, and consider you, saying: ’Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook the kingdoms, Who made the world as a wilderness and destroyed its cities, Who did not open the house of his prisoners?’” – Isaiah 14:16-17

There is a gasp in the crowd, which is expecting to see a giant dragon being pulled from the pit. Instead, a pathetic, balding, scrawny, shaking nerd comes climbing out, begging for his pathetic life.

What? Are you kidding me? Really? That’s the personification of all things evil? Why, he’s a weakling! He’s no more powerful than the wizard behind the curtain of Oz. If the devil is obviously impotent, where does he get his power?

The answer is just as shocking – from us. His power came from us. His evil had power because we cooperated with it. We held it in reverence. We feared it and, admit it, we even loved it at times. As a result, we propelled and advanced it.

The bottom line is this: the devil isn’t powerful because evil is powerful. The devil is powerful because we are powerful, and we tend to work for him.  STOP IT. Give all power to the one who is power personified – Jesus!

Grounded in FaithDeclare!

I acknowledge God in all my ways.  I am intentional about controlling my thoughts and making my path straight.

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