Demonic chatter, as the title implies, would have us believe that nothing is certain in this life except taxes and death. Satan is relentless in his attempts to deceive people into thinking that certainty does not exist. This rhetoric is designed to create doubt in the hearts of those who are searching for something—or Someone—they can depend on in times of trouble.
He plants unfounded questions
in the minds of Christians who may be struggling or wavering in their
faith. This happens when people allow
themselves to be hoodwinked into accepting lies as truth by giving ear to the
devil’s deception. Such thinking robs us of hope.
But truth, as revealed in the
Bible, is our hope. Jesus is the Way,
the Truth, and the Life. Without
hope—without Jesus—I would be, of all men, most miserable. Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, is
our primary and only true hope. Nothing
compares to our loving, caring, and personal Lord and Savior.
The Second Coming of Jesus
Christ is certain and draws near. There
is no doubt in my mind that this event will one day become reality. The most important question we can ask
ourselves is this: Am I ready to meet the Lord?
It is one thing to talk and
write about the promises of God; it is another thing entirely to believe them
and live by them.
I began writing these thoughts
yesterday, but this morning I was thrown a curveball that caused my mind to
sputter like an engine running out of fuel.
For a brief moment, I experienced a taste of uncertainty that Satan
threw my way. I questioned my
relationship with God and wondered whether I was truly His child.
What led to this happening?
I can tell you the exact time,
place, and year that I gave my heart to Jesus.
I remember the moment I felt the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit
and knew that God had forgiven my sins.
Yet what confronted me this morning was the opposite side of truth—a
fleeting feeling designed to make me doubt my salvation.
I woke up early and noticed
that my wife was not in bed. I called
out to her, but there was no response. I
walked into the living room; she wasn’t there.
I checked the family room and the kitchen; still no sign of her. I called again, but there was no answer. I went into the guest bedroom, thinking she
might have slept there because of my snoring, but she wasn’t there either.
Again, I called out—louder
this time—but still no answer.
I had checked every room in
the house, yet my wife was nowhere to be found.
That’s when uncertainty struck me.
“Did Jesus come and leave me behind?”
I wondered.
My immediate thought was to
call my sister. I knew she was going to
heaven.
Mind you, these thoughts
flashed through my mind in an instant, disturbing me for only a moment. Then I heard rustling coming from the front
bedroom closet. There she was, choosing the next puzzle to do.
Perhaps you have never
experienced thoughts of being left behind.
But I am here to say, with full confidence and complete certainty, that
if you have sincerely repented of your sins and placed your faith in Jesus
Christ, you are going to heaven when the trumpet sounds and Christ breaks
through the clouds of glory in the eastern sky.
This is the promise of
God. This is the certainty upon which we
can stand. This is the hope of every Christian.
So don’t listen when Satan
whispers, “Nothing is certain.” He is a
liar—and the father of lies.
Written by,
Papa Boyd
