The Creeper

I am patiently waiting, in the car, for my wife to find a Christmas gift for me at one of our local stores.  This is giving me time to open my mind to what God might be saying with regards to my next writing—this writing.

While jotting down thoughts as they come, it seems as if a single word ’creeper’ keeps floating around in my brain.  I am excited that my creative juices are beginning to flow as this word takes on meaning and is becoming more amplified in character as I think on it.

It’s always interesting to see where the Lord directs my thinking, because I take pleasure in every thought that God gives me.  Safeguards for everyday living are just ahead; keep reading.

Lucifer tries to accost Believers with unwelcome and inappropriate input when two of the body’s senses are left unattended, which can influence the brain.  The eye-gate and hearing-gate can be vulnerable if we don’t keep them in check.

I’ve heard of putting a watchman at our mouth to prevent blurting out something that might offend others, but when a Christian neglects giving attention to the entrances of their intellectual thought process, this can spell, TROUBLE.

This error in judgment or lack of awareness can allow the enemy of our soul to creep in through these unprotected entrances and flood the mind with negativity.  I believe that Satan takes full advantage of any breach that he finds available.

An access point left unattended can cause consequential problems, enabling our adversary to capture our thoughts, while amplifying his own agenda and worrisome rhetoric.

(Philippians 4:8), “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.”

We need not worry or lose sleep over policing potential breaches if we read the Bible every day and maintain an ongoing prayer life.  Putting the preceding Scripture into practice keeps us on the straight and narrow path to heaven.  Christians that struggle to do so can become spiritually weak, and their maturity in Christ can decline.

The lack of self-discipline and a decline in resolution to follow-through with things we know to do may allow the gates to the mind to become ajar.  We must take heed to practice ethical stamina and moral fortitude.

(1 Corinthians 10:12-13), “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.”  (v 13) “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.”

Maintaining an ongoing routine of devotions establishes an everyday, godly top-off of our spiritual tank, which keeps it full to overflowing with the power of God.

Another step to a successful relationship with God is to reign in and harness our thoughts by keeping them under subjection with help from the Holy Spirit.  Remaining focused on the things of God is most important when desiring a victorious walk with Jesus.

The creeper, namely Satan, still attempts to buffet Christians, but his efforts are thwarted and ineffective when we walk in the Spirit.  For anyone to stick their head in the sand or pull the covers over their head, figuratively speaking, hoping that the intruder will go away, does little in putting the enemy to flight.

Placing our foot on the adversary’s neck and causing him to submit to God’s authority will not happen in our strength alone.  It takes Deity living within us to conquer his endless endeavors to disrupt our walk with Christ.

(Philippians 4:13), “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

Victory comes in the morning when we verbally assert passages from the Bible and proclaim the powerful name of Jesus in the face of opposition.  The devil must yield to the all-powerful name that is above all names, Jesus.

When I was a kid, my mom always told me to plead the blood of Jesus to stop the advancement of the creeper, which disarms and makes him inept.  It works!

The creeper knows he is a defeated foe.  We, ourselves, need to confirm this fact in our own mind, and let him know, by our spiritual resilience, that he is not welcome in our sphere of involvement.  If he could, this creepy crawler would slither his way into our space with the same old rhetoric of past shortcomings that God, through Jesus, forgave.

When a person becomes a born-again Believer, they are protected by the blood of Jesus that was shed on the cross for all humanity.  The old nature of sin and degradation that the creeper tries to remind us of is kept at bay and halted, because of who we are in Christ.  Christians are set free and no longer held captive by sin.  They were nullified at the cross. 

Old slew foot is creeping around us and looking for any opening that may be ajar, especially when we are doing a work for the Lord.  The creeper wants to stop our progress.  He is devious in every way and always tries to discourage Christians from doing what God desires of them.

I shudder at the thought of giving the devil access through any gateway to my mind.  We must keep them locked to prevent his intrusion.  When we rebuke and resist the devil, Jesus, without fail, raises up a standard against him and brings victory to our soul every time the creeper tries to come in.

This intervention takes place because Christians are the children of Almighty God.  Jesus is their advocate and attorney who prays for them, while pleading their case before the Father in heaven. 

This assurance provides peace of mind and enables Believers to resist the lies and accusations that Satan spouts.  The Spirit of God gives strength to overcome the wiles of the enemy in every situation.

(Isaiah 59:19), “…When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him.”

Satan, the creeper, is going here and there as a roaring lion, trying to deceive and devour not only non-Christians, but the sons and daughters of God.  This is when the Holy Spirit steps in and exclaims, “No way!”

Jesus defanged and pulled the teeth of this lying menus at the cross of Calvary.  All that’s left is a loud roar.  Christians need not fear the ranting and raging when they stand in Christ and keep the gates to their mind locked and secure.

Not only does the devil try to slip in and steal our joy, but he is also a liar and the father of lies.  He is the same creep that seduced Eve in the Garden of Eden and wants to invade the sanctity of our soul in the same manner.

(Proverbs 4:23-25), “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.” (v 24) “Put away from you a deceitful mouth and put perverse lips far from you.” (v25) “Let your eyes look straight ahead, and your eyelids look right before you.”   

(1 John 4:4), “You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.”

 If we are in Christ, all of Satan’s antics are nullified.  The Lord protects and guards our mind from all alarms.

(Deuteronomy 31:8), “And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you.  He will be with you.  He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.”

Written by,

Papa Boyd