The life of a believer in Jesus Christ is not easy. We have a target on our backs. Our enemy, the devil, goes around like a roaring lion trying to find someone to devour. Satan will try to discourage us and he will try to ruin our witness for Christ. Sometimes, the accuser of our souls, will use other people to come against us to discourage us. Satan enjoys spreading falsehood and stirring up trouble.
There are people in our world today that love to stir up trouble for other people. I witnessed this the other day and I was the target. I was in a city about two hours south of where I live. The city is called Bangor. My mother, brother, his wife, and I went down there to take my mom to her doctors appointment as well to do other errands that we wanted to do.
The first stop was at a health care mall by the airport where my brother and his wife had something at the lab that they had there at the facility. My mother and I stayed by the vehicle in the parking lot as we waited for their return. I took my mother for a little walk around part the parking lot which wasn't really that far. We made a little loop that probably took five minutes and we returned to the car.
When we returned I looked at a tree that we were parked next to and there was this amazing looking bird. I like to take pictures of birds and other creatures that God has made. The bird just stayed there on top of that tree motionless. I took my cellphone out and took one picture, but I could get close enough. So, I opened up the car door and got my camera from my bag. I have one of those DSLR cameras with a zoom lens because I like taking photographs of mostly wildlife.
There I was taking several pictures of the bird on top of the tree in the parking lot of a health care mall when all of sudden a Security Guard comes up to me and says, "Are you taking pictures, sir?" I answered, "Yes."
"You aren't taking pictures of the facility? Are you?", he asked.
I said, "No." , wondering where this was heading next.
Then I said, "I was just taking a picture of this bird", pointing my finger to the tree next to the car.
The Security Guard said, "Oh, Just taking pictures of birds, are you?" He seemed satisfied with the answer and started to walk away, but I felt the need to prove myself so I showed him the pictures on the back of my digital camera just to try to ease his mind. He was just doing his job checking out people.
He was satisfied with my answer and he walked away. I noticed he walked to a woman who was standing at the buildings entrance and I heard him say to her, "He's taking pictures of birds." The woman continued talking to the Guard for several minutes with her arms flapping in what I would say was anger. I am not sure exactly why, but that Security Guard was taking heat from this woman who had a problem with me taking pictures of a bird in a parking lot.
I did say I was sorry to the Guard after I showed him the picture of the bird and as he was walking away. It wasn't too long that my brother and his wife came out of the facility and we got into the vehicle to leave to go get breakfast. When we left the woman was still yelling at the Guard and he turned from her and walked away having heard enough of whatever she was complaining about. She walked away too throwing her hands in the air in disgust.
We believers in Christ have an accuser that will try to harm us, but we have Jesus who is our defender and our Savior. Jesus took the punishment on the Cross for our sins and He seals us through the Holy Spirit who indwells all of us who have placed of faith in the finished work of Christ. The Lord Jesus will stand up for us against our accuser just as the Security Guard stood up for me that day in a parking lot.
Maybe you are feeling attacked by the devil himself and you feel discouraged. I would encourage you to keep trusting the Lord Jesus and cry out to Him in pray for His help and believe that He will indeed help you in a wonderful way.
Lord,
Thank You for the way You help us.
Thank You for Your great love and mercy.
Help us to continue to see Your helping hand everyday.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
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