ERASE..ERASE.. Praise the LORD!

“Erase..Erase.. Praise the Lord!
By Bob Ignacio

Recently my guards are down due to multiple worries affecting my mind and draining my faith. I ask the Lord and He revealed to me that its all in the mind caused the work of the devil.. And I can do something about it to erase this negative things and turn it into victory for God!

Ro 12:2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

This are the ERASERS which you can do to counter the evil’s schemes.

E – EMOTIONS
- Negative whispers are devil schemes to turn us down. ( worries, fear, anxiety, uncertainty, loss of confidence..etc). The enemy will attack at any time and at any place.
The only time that he is weak is when we are with God or during our prayer time. Its good to have our quiet time with the Lord.
But we need to re-enforce that by short simple prayers at any time whenever the devil whispers. When this negative thoughts came in convert it into a motivating factor and ask the Holy Spirit to guide you how to resolve and CLAIM VICTORY in God’s name! Simply turning it to positive.. When you do that the devil stop!

James 4:7 ”Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
The passage is a process if you closely discern!
Resist means - express opposition through action or words. The Lord replied to the pharisees Mt 15:11 What goes into a man’s mouth does not make him ‘unclean,’ but what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him ‘unclean.’ ”
Jesus rebuke them by opposing or reversing to their beliefs.
Therefore; Surrender to God and start converting discouragements into faith motivator’s to overcome. Your emotions will change focus to the Holy One, contrary to the devil’s intention and for sure he will flee!

R – REGRETS
Past Mistakes.. Saul when He was souls created heinous crimes against Christ.. That He himself ask him “ why do you persecute me?”
But when He felt Christ presence He was changed man. He became Paul.

Philippians 3:13 ”Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead.”

Hold on to this promise!
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.


A – ATITTUDE
Our attitude towards others. Good friends are created due to common interest or in the same spirit. So its easy to get along.
But how about the abrasives? Abrasives are people you don’t get along with. Enemies! Jesus said love your enemies.
Think about this “ the more you scratch sand paper to wood the more it smoothens”….sand paper are abrasives we are woods!

One of the last words of Christ when he was in the Cross .. He said to His father “ forgive for they do not know what they’re doing.”
Condemn the sin not the sinner! Condemn the devil who caused that.
So the counter measure “every time you see your sand paper.. Pray to god to bless him.. This way the devil cannot use him against you because it caused you to pray every time.. The Lord will be your redeemer! Then later you will both reap the fruit of Peace from the Holy Spirit.

Mt 5:9 “ Blessed are the peace makers, for they will be called sons of God”.


S – SPEECH
Col 4:6 Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

The devil if we are not conscious enough to discern can always interfere with our normal conversation with our friends, family, at work and at any situation. We must therefore be kept reminded to season out way of expressing our words in order to encourage. “ Christians are energy giver’s – full of grace”. The Devil uses words that discourage or drain away energy.

Pr 12:18 Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

In every conversation you put God’s in perspective. Previous and Recent blessing’s you received and the promise of Future blessing. Or any topics/experience you went through victory that will encourage anyone. Remember “ All the trials that we went through and overcame were allowed by God so that we can use it to testify and serve as encouragement to those who are going through the same situation”. To you it may seemed to be less important but for those who are in the same state right now.. It priceless! So don’t belittle your victories. Save it in your mind and always be ready to share it.

Now, when we can make every conversation with God’s involvement, you will mute the evil one!

E – ENVIRONMENT
In your daily activities or routine, try to evaluate environment you are in. Is it in a dark place ( evil lurks) or the light place where God is?

Ps 1:1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers

We need to balance our time more on the light places of course. Church, prayer or bible study meetings or any places for fellowship.
But if you think that you spend more time on the darker places, where you are surrounded by wicked, sinners or mockers – people who are infested with the devils poison. Then you need to proclaim the power of God in you – the Holy Spirit!
Jn 14:16-17. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.

The Holy will be the Light in dark places and he is always with us and in us!
Mt 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.

So then now, let your good deeds and praises light up that environment you in and it will serve as the antidote for the devil’s poison!


R – RESPONSE
What should be our response after experiencing the good ness of God?
Eph 5:19-20: Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Answer is gratitude!

Now what about in suffering and calamities? The devil can misled you to feel desparation or disapointment !
When Typhoon “Ondoy” hit metro manila most of low lying areas were flooded, the a new storm was brewing “Peping” and over the news it was forecasted to be another super typhoon. A church although flooded still continued its Sunday service but the whole church under water was jammed packed! They sang a song and one of the chorus line was “.. Father you are king over the flood.. I will be STILL KNOW YOU ARE GOD”. And soon after thank God “Peping” mysteriously shift direction. I ask you who caused that? When all these people hit by the Flood.. How many people you think prayed to God? Now is it Calamity in God’s perspective? You discern..

You know the song : “The faithfulness of the Lord never seizes, His mercies never come to an end, they are new every morning..new every morning. Great is thy faithfulness oh Lord, Great is thyr faithfulness.” This is written by Jeremiah in Lamentations 3:23. During that time Jerusalem was being burned, women being raped, soldiers killed, children being slaved, and The temple of God being burned… It was the rebuilt by Nehemiah and the people change their ways! Then later Jesus said that we are the Temple of God! Thanks God!

The first time I received the news about my wife’s brain cancer.. I went in my room silently cried out and sang this song “ As the deer panted for the water, so my soul longs after thee..” You know when the deer pants for the water can only means two thing, one he is too thirsty or tired being chased by tigers. Jesus is the source of Life giving water. And do you know that when deer reaches streams of water the tiger will stop chasing. When we goes to the streams of water of God the demons chasing us will also stop! My wife received the miracle of healing form the brain tumor.. Thank you again Lord.

They way we respond to situation must always be in the positive side and reverence to God’s power!
Jas 1:2-5: Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

Pure joy is express in singing and praise. Select some songs and discern the meaning and use it to express you encouragement on your daily situation. And the evil one will be neutralised! Start singing now in your heart and thank the Lord always!


S - SEEKING
word “seek” in many occasions. Relate to the passages below:
Jesus said:
Mt 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Lk 11:9 “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
Jn 5:30 By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.

In Peter:
1Pe 3:11 He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
Paul wrote:
Ro 2:7 To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.
Heb 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

We must always be in the state of seeking in God’s purpose for every things that comes our way! In fact the purpose of our mere existence! To do this we must be constantly in tune in God’s words through the power of the Holy Spirit in us.
The evil one wants us stop seeking! And soak in his discouragements..

Never give in, continually improve your faith and always renew your mind and then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

ERASE..ERASE.. PRAISE THE LORD!