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Uncommon Protection

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. - John 10:10

Considering how much the devil hates people and how dead set he is on destroying them, it's no wonder we see so much tragedy and disaster in the world. In fact, it's amazing that we don't see more! I asked the Lord about that one time and He told me it takes the realm of darkness a long time to set up major disasters. Take the aviation industry, for example. It's highly regulated and works hard at policing itself because safety is its product. You take a highly regulated system like that and the devil has to work terribly hard to cause disasters. He can't just come roaring in and rip things up any time he wants to. If he could, he'd knock every plane out of the sky tonight. But he can't do it. Why? Because he's bound. The Bible says he's bound to things that are common to man. He has to line up certain things in this natural, human realm before he can lay a finger on you. He has to use people to get his work done. But, bless God, we're not bound to what's common to man. We're free to use what's common to God! We fight our warfare with uncommon weapons. What does that mean? It means you ought to have the devil wrapped up and sewed up. You ought to put him in a sack with a ribbon on top. The devil can't cause disaster in your life unless he has been given place. He can't come in and start destroying and stealing from you unless he can get you into a place of sin, doubt, ignorance or disobedience. So if he's been giving you trouble, ask the Holy Spirit to show you where you've let those things in. Then repent and get rid of them. Once you've done that, pull out the weapons God has given you and fire away with both barrels. Pull out the Word. Pull out prayer. Pull out faith and use it to tie the devil in knots. Use the uncommon power of God to keep him bound and he won't be able to put anything over on you

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PRAYER - "Pray That You May Interpret"

The Apostle wished that everyone spoke in tongues. But he made a clear distinction between praying in tongues and speaking in tongues to the congregation. It does not edify the Church to speak to them in unknown tongues, "except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying." "If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret. ...If there be no interpreter, ...let him keep silence."

1 Corinthians 14:13 - "Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret."

PRINCIPAL - "One Born Out Of Due Time"

You may feel that you do not fit into your present time or place. But you were NOT born out of due time. From this very time and place, no matter how unlikely it seems, you can pursue God's perfect will.

1 Corinthians 15:8-10 - "Last of all [Christ] was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, ...But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain."

PRINCIPLE - "The Greatest Of These Is Love"

Jesus taught, "Love the Lord thy God," "Love thy neighbor," and "Love your enemies." John repeatedly taught, "We should love one another." Paul taught that love (charity) is a perfect (fully mature) virtue. Love excels above faith and hope. How? Faith is a step in God's direction. Hope is confidence in an unseen portion. But love is a choice to do the highest good for someone, including God. If you love God and others, faith, hope, and all other virtues will eventually follow.

1 Corinthians 13:13 - "And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity."

PROPHECY - "The Gift Of Tongues"

Every person who receives the the Holy Ghost (as first occurred in Acts 2) will speak in other tongues as the Spirit gives the utterance. It happened in the Upper Room, at Ephesus, to Cornelius' household, and in every other Biblical account. In addition, God gives some saints the unction to prophesy in tongues in the presence of other believers. God then gives the interpretation of that message in tongues to another saint who relates it to the hearers. This is done for the edifying of the Church.

1 Corinthians 12:10 - "To another divers kinds of tongues."

Let Peace Rule And let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from the Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts [deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds.... And be thankful (appreciative), [giving praise to God always.] - Colossians 3:15, The Amplified Bible Have you been praying that God will let you know whether a certain action you want to take is agreeable to His will or not? Let this peace of Christ be your guide. Let it help you settle the issue. If you start to take that action and you realize you don't have peace about it, don't do it. Remember, though, that this inner leading of the Holy Spirit, this subtle sense of uneasiness or peace He gives you, is something you have to watch and listen for carefully. He generally won't just come up and knock you out of bed one morning and tell you what you need to do. The primary way He speaks to you is by what the Bible calls an inward witness. So, you have to listen. You can't just stay busy about the things of the world all the time. You have to give Him time and attention. Also, watch out for strife. If you're irritated and upset about things in your life, it will be very hard to receive that quiet guidance from the Holy Spirit. So take heed to the instructions at the end of this scripture and "be thankful... appreciative, giving praise to God always." Maintain a thankful, grateful heart. You'll find it much easier to hear the "umpire of peace" when He makes a call.

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