Oh, They Knew...
The "bad guys" can know things that the "good guys" don't.
We see it in movies all the time...
Star Wars (Luke Skywalker) - the "force" is strong with Luke and the villians want to turn him into one of them.
The Lion King (Simba) - the rightful heir to the throne is harassed by his jealous uncle.
Terminator (John Connor) - future villains send assassins to the past to kill a future leader.
Matrix (Neo) - the "system" knows Neo will be the new reset and does everything they can to stop him before he realizes his power and purpose.
The "bad guys" know how potential power of the "good guy" before he taps into it.
It was like that with Jesus.
"Demons came out of many people...
they knew he was the Messiah."
They were like "OMG! You're the Son of God! What are you doing here? Why are you bothering us?" (paraphrasing), but Jesus shut them up.
Jesus was like "Sssshht!... not right now, fools! www.Zipit.com."
The enemy recognized Jesus BEFORE his disciples.
The irony!
Here's a more modern example...
There's a Fortune Top 10 company, that is looking to hire a new breed of CEO's starting from scratch.
No experience required!
It has well-paying salaries, perks and bonuses and the best retirement plan on the planet that no one else is offering.
The only requirement is that you are learning-based, coachable and follows directions.
This employer has 100% success rate of training his CEO's so this is like a dream job!
The crazy thing is...
They were looking for anyone in the organization that can be promoted, but there's not enough applicants.
So now the position has been opened up to ANYONE who applies!
Basically, if you apply, the position is yours.
But... STILL short-handed!!!
What the heck?!?!
Why? How?...
Behind the scenes an evil competitor who is lying, scheming and sabotaging the candidates for the job.
This competitor never even made any of the Fortune Top List and was banned for life for fraudulent reporting of numbers.
This competitor uses lies, threats, distractions and fear tactics to prevent applications.
Many never make it over to the Fortune Top 10 company's application.
Many get distracted into applying for the wrong company due to fraudulent emails sent by the competitor.
So many ways to get distracted or lost...
The same tragedy happens to us all the time.
We get sucked into the fake version of what God has to offer.
We get caught up in "life" on this world and forget to spend time with God or seek Him at all.
It's a vicious cycle.
Somethings gotta give.
Here's a simple start.
Pray...
"God, give me the desire to desire you.
Change my heart.
Break the cycle of distraction and disappointment.
I hand you the keys to my heart.
It's all yours.
Amen."
Do that for 1 week and see what happens.
Set a reminder alarm to pray that everyday.
I double dog dare you.
Ready. Set. Alarm!
See you next week! ^_^
