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As believers, we need to settle
this fact in our hearts: Walking
in love is not a suggestion
The LORD has given us.
It's not a nice thing to do or
just a good idea. Walking in
love is the New Testament
commandment.
When we walk in obedience to
that command with a willing
heart, we open the door to
THE BLESSING of God. We
open the door to supernatural
prosperity. We open the door
to health and healing. We
open the door to peace and
well-being in every area of our
lives.
The reverse is also true. When
we disobey the command
of love and yield to things
like bitterness, irritation,
unforgiveness and selfishness,
we throw open the door to the
devil. We give him an open
invitation to come in with his
sword of destruction and cut
up our lives.
That's why the devil fights us
so hard over the issue of love.
That's why the moment we
begin to study about love and
commit ourselves to walk in
it, the devil will try to see to
it that someone challenges
us. He'll try to make sure that
someone does something
to thoroughly offend us. He
knows that if we truly begin
to live our lives according to
love, we'll get out of his reach.
So he tries to pull us back into
a life of strife.
Once, when I was preaching
a series of meetings about
the Love of God in a church
in south Texas, the devil
pulled that kind of stunt and
got the song director in a
fuss with someone in the
church—right in the middle
of the meeting! Believe it or
not, the guy got so mad, he
threw a songbook while I was
preaching about love!
"LORD," I said, "what on
earth is going on here?"
The LORD said, Love is so
powerful, it casts the devil
and all his works right out of
people's lives. So he's doing
his best to throw a fit on his
way out, hoping you'll back
off a little and let him back in.
When the devil does that to
you, don't fall for it. Don't
back off your love walk
one bit. Just keep on being
willing and obedient. Instead
of getting mad at the person
who offended you, get mad
at the devil and rebel against
him. Determine, I'm going
to be more loving still. I'll be
kinder than I've ever been
to that person. I'll not only
forgive them, I'll give them a
hug. I'll send them a card. I'll
buy them a gift!
Keep right on obeying
the command of love and
demolish the plan of satan.
Make him sit and watch while
you enjoy the good of the
land!
"If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword:
for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it." Isaiah 1:19-20
Rebel
Against
the Devil
—and Enjoy
the Good of
the Land
by Kenneth Copeland
