satan's plan to dilute the gospel, take away our testimonies

Satan’s plan to dilute the Gospel
9/8/05
There are some people who, it is enough that they don’t deny My name (Rev 3:8). I’m not counting the souls that they have saved, the prophecies they’ve written, the people they’ve ministered to. It’s not a time of works; it’s a time of intense trial. It’s a time of overwhelming odds, and seemingly late answers to prayer. This is the testing of Job. He was not criticized for how many souls he did not save, how many homeless people he did not feed. What he was commended for was that he did not curse God, he didn’t deny His name. Job maintained God’s character, and what he knew righteousness was. I used this as an opportunity to show him more about My nature, and more about what righteousness is. What I corrected Job for was presumptuous sins. Job presumed to know more about Me than he did know. This is a great temptation when you have delayed answers to prayer. It is tempting to add to the Word of God, or interpret circumstances according to the light of the knowledge you have. But what I’m asking is that you open your mind to gain more and newer knowledge of God.

It is very precious if you give a suffering one a cup of water as they make their journey across this dry and arid land; their trials. I have sent them. Those who withhold spiritual nourishment and refreshment from the suffering will be held accountable because, in My name, they did not see what the need was. But those that see the need and give what is needed, a word of Life, and encouragement, a prophecy, and word of Wisdom, a word of Knowledge, these gifts that can refresh and strengthen, those will have reward. My joy is so full that I will rejoice over them.

You will notice in Revelation that there is no test for not rejoicing in all things. For I know the severity of the evil of Man against My creation. I look on the earth and I see all the destruction and murders. I don’t expect My people to rejoice in this. In all trials you count it joy. That means that you are looking forward to being formed into My image. That does not mean that there is justification for the evil and injustice. The mind of Man tells him, it screams at him “This is wrong” when faced with injustice and cruelty. Therefore don’t think that you have missed passing your test because you’re not happy. You will not find this criticism against Job, nor against the seven churches in Revelation.

If you want to know how I measure your success in your trials, watch how you treat your brethren, and your spouses and your family. For I told you those who are expecting Me, when I am delayed, some of them will drink and beat their fellow servants and withhold their portion at the due season. This is what I’m watching for.

If satan can’t stop a man with affliction, oppression, and all the trials that he plans against My people, then he will try to get them to pollute the pure gospel. How? By adding to the Word of God, and by taking away from it. It’s not that the power of God is absent from this person’s life; it’s that it’s absent from the Word of God that they hold in their heart. Little by little the enemy steals the truth with accusations against God, that He cannot heal, save or deliver, and with accusations against the person, that they have not believed enough, been happy enough, or done enough. But the Word of God is strong. It is a strong tower that will shelter all people. It is a refuge from the lies of Man and satan alike. And by the Word you will foil all his attempts. By faith in the Word of God, in the truth, you will foil all attempts of the enemy.

Satan’s plan is to develop false doctrines and teachings through his lying spirits which have been released into the world, and to dilute the gospel, and even worse yet, to take away the testimony from the saints of God so that at the end of time there will be none who testify that God is big enough; that God is everything He said He was. But I will have a faithful people who overcome satan by the Word of their Testimony. They are appointed to stand in their place and say “Amen.” “I agree that He is Who He said He is.”