THE DEVIL'S CONVENTION

Submitted by Fred McCaleb


Satan called a worldwide convention. In his opening address to his
evil angels, he said, "We can't keep the Christians from going to
church. We can't keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the
truth. We can't even keep them from conservative values. But we can do
something else.
"We can keep them from forming an intimate, abiding relationship
experience in Christ. If they gain that connection with Jesus, our
power over them is broken. So let them go to church, let them have
their conservative lifestyles, but steal their time, so they can't
gain that experience in Jesus Christ. This is what I want you to do,
angels. Distract them from gaining hold of their Savior and
maintaining that
vital connection throughout their day!"
"How shall we do this?", shouted his angels.
"Keep them busy in the non-essentials of life and invent un-numbered
schemes to occupy their minds," he answered.
"Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, then borrow, borrow, borrow.
Convince the wives to go to work for long hours and the husbands to
work 6 or 7 days a week, 10 - 12 hours a day, so they can afford their
lifestyles.
"Keep them from spending time with their children. As their family
fragments, soon, their homes will offer no escape from the pressures
of work.
"Over stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still small
voice. Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they
drive, to keep the TV, VCR, CDs and their PCs going constantly in their
homes. And see to it that every store and restaurant in the world
plays non-biblical, contradicting music constantly. This will jam
their minds and break that union with Christ.
"Fill their coffee tables with magazines and newspapers. Pound their
minds with the news 24 hours a day. Invade their driving moments with
billboards. Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, sweepstakes, mail
order catalogs, and every kind of newsletter and promotional offering
free products, services, and false hopes.
"Even in their recreation, let them be excessive. Have them return
from their recreation exhausted, disquieted, and unprepared for the
coming week. Don't let them go out in nature to reflect on God's
wonders. Send them to Amusement parks, sporting events, concerts, and
movies instead.
"And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip
and small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences and
unsettled emotion.
"Let them be involved in soul-winning. But crowd their lives with so
many good causes they have no time to seek power from Christ. Soon
they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health
and family for the good of the cause."
It was quite a convention in the end. And the evil angels went eagerly
to their assignments causing Christians everywhere to get busy, busy,
busy and rush here and there.
Has the devil been successful at his scheme? You be the judge.
How about this definition of Busy:
B-- being
U-- under
S-- Satan's
Y-- yoke
Wow huh, makes one think! Satan's goal is to take our minds and hearts
off Christ then steer us toward the cares of the world.
God wants us to enjoy life but He must be first.
If we are too busy for God, then we are too busy.

This is a very good lesson to follow. Patsy