“SEARCHED THE SCRIPTURES DAILY!”

Acts 17:10-12                                (KJV)

“10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that THEY RECEIVED THE WORD WITH ALL READINESS of mind, and “SEARCHED THE SCRIPTURES DAILY”, whether those things were so.

12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.”

Trying to be “the best” we can be for the Kingdom can be a damning conundrum.  Doing things “our way” might lead to a big earthly following, but the end results will probably bring one heartache.   The enemy has come to “steal, kill, and destroy”, so we should be expecting his end result unless we are following ALMIGHTY GOD’s Plan!  

Human beings, Spiritually speaking, have a really difficult time “identifying the enemy”!  Even most ministers tend to have an issue with people who aren’t driven by the same spirit they are driven by.  Genesis 3:1 says that the devil is the slickest deceiver that GOD ever created.  JESUS CHRIST said in Matthew 16:23 TO PETER, “get thee behind me, Satan” as HE identified the enemy speaking through one of HIS chosen followers?  How could that happen?   A trusted follower of JESUS was temporarily being used as a mouthpiece for Satan, but JESUS identified the enemy and called him out!!!

We typically don’t take time to identify the enemy, we just react with emotion!  We get “hurt” and we react like we have been cut with a dull knife!  And it is EVIDENT the language we use.  When a person, or group of people, are praised or castigated for their actions (right or wrong), they may not be able to SEE that their deeds are originating from a spiritual source that is driving their actions.  Relationships are damaged or destroyed all in the interest of someone being hurt or damaged.  The pain is REAL, but the injury will either heal in time, or it will consume us?  

Unless EVERYONE OF US “SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES DAILY” our EYES won’t be opened to the TRUTHS of GOD and we can expect the onslaught from the enemy to continue!  No one person is immune, and we ALL HAVE SINNED AND FALLEN SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD!  We HAVE TO BE AWARE that we are at war, and the enemy is trying to take as many as he can into eternal damnation with him.  “SEARCHING THE SCRIPTURES DAILY” is the best way to avoid injuries!  The choice is yours!!!!