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Truth and Lies

"Even later, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, the enemies of Judah, led by Bishlam, Mithredath, and Tabeel, sent a letter to Artaxerxes in the Aramaic language, and it was translated for the king.
Rehum the governor and Shimshai the court secretary wrote the letter, telling King Artaxerxes about the situation in Jerusalem. They greeted the king for all their colleagues—the judges and local leaders, the people of Tarpel, the Persians, the Babylonians, and the people of Erech and Susa (that is, Elam). This is a copy of their letter:
“To King Artaxerxes, from your loyal subjects in the province west of the Euphrates River.
“The king should know that the Jews who came here to Jerusalem from Babylon are rebuilding this rebellious and evil city. They have already laid the foundation and will soon finish its walls. And the king should know that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, it will be much to your disadvantage, for the Jews will then refuse to pay their tribute, customs, and tolls to you.
“Since we are your loyal subjects[e] and do not want to see the king dishonored in this way, we have sent the king this information. We suggest that a search be made in your ancestors’ records, where you will discover what a rebellious city this has been in the past. In fact, it was destroyed because of its long and troublesome history of revolt against the kings and countries who controlled it. We declare to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, the province west of the Euphrates River will be lost to you.”
Then King Artaxerxes sent this reply:
“To Rehum the governor, Shimshai the court secretary, and their colleagues living in Samaria and throughout the province west of the Euphrates River. Greetings.
“The letter you sent has been translated and read to me. I ordered a search of the records and have found that Jerusalem has indeed been a hotbed of insurrection against many kings. In fact, rebellion and revolt are normal there! Powerful kings have ruled over Jerusalem and the entire province west of the Euphrates River, receiving tribute, customs, and tolls. Therefore, issue orders to have these men stop their work. That city must not be rebuilt except at my express command. Be diligent, and don’t neglect this matter, for we must not permit the situation to harm the king’s interests.”
When this letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai, and their colleagues, they hurried to Jerusalem. Then, with a show of strength, they forced the Jews to stop building." Ezra 4:7-23
There was some truth to this letter to King Artaxerxes. God's chosen people had been wildly rebelious. But now, they were following God in their efforts to rebuild the Temple. And they were forced to stop the project. 
Our body is the temple of God. We must not let satan's lies stop us from building our temple. We are called and chosen by God. 
We must cleanse our mind constantly and replace the lies with truth from God's word. We must search for specific scriptures relating to each lie that is replaying in our mind.
Yes, there will be some truth mixed in with the lies. We are sinners. That is true. But Jesus paid the price for our forgiveness. 
When satan (or one of his evil angels) comes against me with truth mixed with lies, I simply remind him that I am forgiven. Plus I remind him of the truth of his future.
"And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever." Revelation 20:10
I just watched an amazing testimony yesterday. A man was teetering on the railing of a bridge, planning to jump to his death. Satan replayed his life to him, showing him just how bad he had been and how worthless his life was. He reminded him of every terrible sin he had committed. Suddenly he felt a powerful force push against his chest, and he fell backwards to the pavement. The Hand of God saved him from death by suicide.
"Dear Jesus, I pray against the spirit of suicide this morning. Please plant the truth of Your Love into every heart that is discouraged and overwhelmed. Please empower each one of us to continue working on our temple. Thank You for Your Supreme Sacrifice. In Jesus' name I pray, AMEN."
"Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself..." 1 Corinthians 6:19"

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  1. UnknownSeptember 16, 2019 at 9:31 AM

    The Lord has shown me that a strong demonic spirit of suicide has been unleashed like in no other time, but specifically to the body of Christ. This is real and we as true intercessors must utilize our AUTHORITY against this spirit. Suicide is not of God and it leads to a lifetime of eternal suffering. Some believe that suicide will end the suffering when the truth is ONLY GOD can and will end the suffering but if we give in to the voice of the enemy we enter in to eternal suffering.

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