READ: Revelation 12:7-12
7 And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. 8 But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. 9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:
“Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God,
and the authority of his Christ.
For the accuser of our brothers,
who accuses them before our God day and night,
has been hurled down.
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony;
they did not love their lives so much
as to shrink from death.
12 Therefore rejoice, you heavens
and you who dwell in them!
But woe to the earth and the sea,
because the devil has gone down to you!
He is filled with fury,
because he knows that his time is short.”
Masquerade? Mask, is it something that sometimes we do wear around….not visible but it is somehow a way to hide ourselves? People often disguise themselves by wearing a “mask”. Talk about being hypocrite….we shouldn’t be like Pharisees. Satan often use our weakness. We disguise our weakness, sometimes it is almost in perfection. Does this apply to the hidden sin which is the root of all the evil?
Sometimes when I thought of it, it is quite horrible, terrible and scary experience of being here. But I know that with God by my side, I shall fear not. God is always my protector, my Shepherd I shall not want. In this era of post modernism, there are too many things which are used as an intermediate for doing a sin. Or rather could we say that it is some of the excuses that we are trying to find to reason out our sins? Is this excusable. Are we deceived?
Halloween is here soon, sometimes I am between to celebrate as it is an event or not to. This has been lingering in my mind. What are we celebrating actually? What are we joining? As it is an event?
Fearful as I am in this world, I should be as cautious as it is. But I know, God is always my guide and He is strong. He who is in me is greater than he who is in the world. (1John 4:4) This earth as sojourners, but it is a journey to grow towards a more glorious moment in the heaven.
Until that day, let’s not be deceived but rather live godly lives that reflect the image of Christ, for He is “a man of truth; there is nothing false about Him” (John 7:18 NIV). — C. P. Hia