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Jesus Came To Destroy the Works of the Devil
By Rev.
Kenneth E. Hagin
...For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might
destroy the works of the devil.(1 John 3:8)
A
number of years ago, I knew a man in Texas who was in the healing
ministry. When a tornado came along in the spring of the year, it blew
down the tent in which he held revival meetings. He didn't have any
insurance for the 20,000-seat tent, because no one would insure tents at
that time.
So we took up an offering to help him buy another tent. During the
service, I almost fell off the pew as this supposed great man of faith
said, "I don't know whether the devil or God blew my tent down." Well,
God is not out blowing Gospel tents down; He is putting them up.
No, God wasn't in that destruction. Floods, earthquakes, and other
destructive acts are not acts of God. Where do things that hurt and
destroy come from? The devil!
The Bible says that when the devil is finally eliminated from human
contact, or from the earth, there will be nothing that will hurt or
destroy (Isa. 65:25; Matt. 25:41; Rev. 20:10). Get that settled in your
mind.
According to First John 3:8, the Son of God came to destroy the works of
the devil. What are the works of the devil? People think about lying,
stealing, adultery, and murder as works of the devil.
But the Bible says that although sin is behind them, these are works of
the flesh (see Galatians 5:19-21). But what are the works of the devil?
They are sickness, poverty, and spiritual death. Jesus came to destroy
the works of the devil.
Confession Since Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil, and
one of the works of the devil is sickness, then sickness does not come
from God. Healing comes from God. I receive healing now.
(Taken by permission from
RHEMA Bible Church , aka Kenneth Hagin Ministries , Tulsa , OK , USA.
www.rhema.org )
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