Prov 2:12-15 to deliver you
from the way of the evil man, from the man who speaks wicked things; (13) those who
leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness, (14) who rejoice to do evil and delight in the perversities of the wicked; (15) whose ways are
crooked, and are devious in their paths.
We continue
in Prov 2:12-15 uncovering the tactics and identity of the "Evil
Man". Who is this "Evil Man"? YHVH will deliver you from the
"Evil Man" who left the path of righteousness in exchange for the
ways of darkness. He is the one who rejoice in doing evil and who delight in
the perverseness of the wicked. His ways are crooked and his paths are
devious.
The
"Evil Man's" attributes are described here so that you can have an
understanding of his tactics and character. We all know who the "Evil
Man" is, it is no other than Satan also known as Lucifer, once an Angel of
YHVH who rebelled and was kicked out of YHVH's presence. Lucifer's name changed
from "light bearer" and "morning star" to Satan, meaning;
adversary, enemy, accuser. He served YHVH once but exchanged his
"light" for "darkness", good for evil and truth for lies.
Isa 14:13-15 For you
(Lucifer) have said in your heart, I will go up to
the heavens, I will exalt my throne above the stars of Elohim; I will also sit
on the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north. (14) I will go up above the heights of the clouds;
I will be like the Most High. (15) Yet you
shall be brought down to hell, to the sides of the Pit.
It is so easy
to exchange the light for darkness and to fall backwards into sin. It is easier
to be pulled down than to be pulled up because sin is like gravity, it is
pulling on your flesh all of the time. Why is it that we are more susceptible
to sin and fleshliness than to righteousness and holiness? It is because of
Adam's sin that brought a curse of death upon humanity. This curse and sinful
nature is actively working in you bringing death, not only physical death, but
spiritual death that makes it even more "natural" for us to sin. Sin
and death is a vicious cycle where the one feeds the other and it pulls us down
into the grave. This "power" is actively working in every one of us,
enhancing our sinful nature even more, that makes it "natural" and
"easy" to sin. Paul warns us not to allow sin to reign in our bodies
through allowing the lusts of the flesh to take over our lives:
Rom 6:12-13 Therefore do
not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its
lusts. (13) Do not yield your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but yield
yourselves to YHVH, as one alive from the dead, and your members as
instruments of righteousness to YHVH.
To overcome
we need to accept the solution to the problem and that is to do the opposite of
what the "evil man" did; that is to exchange our paths of darkness
(sin) for paths of righteousness and yield your members (body) as an instrument
of righteousness. The one you feed is the one that will have strength in your
life; feed the flesh by engaging in fleshly activities and you will serve the
flesh in sin, feed the spirit by spending time in prayer and in the Word, then
your spirit man will overcome in righteousness.
It's all
about your motives and your attitude: In order to overcome you have to have the
opposite attitude than what Lucifer had when he fell; you have to humble
yourself and not exalt yourself to be like the Most High. People today want to
be gods; they crave the power and do not want to answer to anyone other than
them selves. This is the same problem that allowed darkness to enter Lucifer
and this arrogant outlook in life will attract darkness and sin into your life.
The key to overcome sin and darkness is humility and to submit under YHVH,
making Him "God" in your life. If you allow darkness, sin and
fleshliness in your life will automatically allow the "Evil Man" in
your life, making him "KING"! YHVH wants us to become "like Him"
by submitting to Him (the King) and His Will first, and then allow Him to
change our nature. Satan on the other hand wants you to be like him following
your sinful nature and then you will automatically bow to him and make him king
of your life. Satanism is not about slaughtering cats and sacrificing humans;
it is to do your own will, to follow your flesh and allow sin to reign in your
body. The Satanic Bible has commandments and their Greatest Commandment is
"Do thy own will..." If you allow sin and your flesh to dictate your
actions, then you are a Satanist without even knowing it and you bow down to
the "Evil Man", serving him as your king. You might think you follow
your own will and do what you want, but you are actually submitting to Satan's
will, doing what he wants.
How do you
know that you have darkness in your life entering the danger zone? Prov 2:14-15 gives us a
few pointers that highlight the main attributes of the Evil Man:
·
The Flesh: He rejoices in doing
evil things, it is pleasant to him and he enjoys every moment of it. Sin is
enjoyable to the flesh and most of us enjoy doing sin. Fleshliness is one of
the greatest temptations to overcome and is the reason why most people sin. It
can be through eating, drinking, sex or any other pleasurable thing that can
overcome you and bind you in its nets of pleasure. People do not get addicted
to food, sex and drugs, they get addicted to the feeling, the pleasure it
provides. To eat or drink is not wrong, but if you loose balance and covet,
becoming a glutton and drunkard, that is what is wrong. Everything that is
pleasurable to the body needs to be controlled ad YHVH gave us clear guidelines
regarding this and how to keep the balance. Balance and self control is the key
to keep you from fleshly bondage and discipline will keep you from stumbling in
this area. 1Cor 6:10, Gal 5:21
·
The Love of Money: He delights in the
perversities and fraud of the wicked, to gain from someone else's loss. It is
so easy to think of yourself higher than someone else when it comes to money
and possessions; to want to have more or to have better, trying to
"out-own" everybody else. This drive desire is based on greed and covetousness
which is fed by the love of money. You cannot serve two Masters, YHVH and
Money/possessions. Mat 6:24, Rom 1:30-32 , 1Tim 6:10, 2Tim 3:2
·
The Tongue: His ways are crooked
and he departs from his path. This is an example of someone who says one thing
and does the opposite, who tells you something, but it is far from the truth.
The tongue is one of the most difficult areas to control and cause many to sin
in many ways; lying, cursing, speaking against another person, slander,
falsehood and lies. The tongue is one of the members that is impossible to tame
and very difficult to control. Most people (believers) sin in this area and
commits sin against one another and against YHVH on a daily basis. Beware of
the tongue, how you use it because you will give an account of every word that
proceeds form your mouth. Jas 3:5-8, Mat 12:36, Mat 5:22.
These are the
Three Deadly Sins, deadly, because they can cause you to backslide and loose
your salvation. All three areas we just looked at are areas we fail in
regularly and we do not treat them as important as we should. Your flesh, love for money and your tongue can
cause you to backslide and not inherit the Kingdom of YHVH
1Co 6:10 nor thieves, nor
covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom
of YHVH
Mat 6:24 No one can
serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other,
or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve YHVH
and mammon.
Rom 1:30-32 backbiters, haters
of YHVH, insolent, proud, braggarts, inventors of evil things, disobedient
to parents, (31) undiscerning, perfidious, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful; (32) who, knowing the righteous order of YHVH,
that those practicing such things are worthy of death, not only do them,
but have pleasure in those practicing them.
Mat 12:36-37 But I say to you
that every idle word, whatever men may speak, they shall give account of
it in the day of judgment. (37) For by
your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned.
Mat 5:22 But I say to
you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be liable to
the judgment. And whoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be liable to
the sanhedrin; but whoever shall say, Fool! shall be liable to be thrown into the fire of hell.
People claim
that YHVH's Grace will save them regardless but if your heart is far away from
Him and you allow these things to become a lifestyle, then you are in big
trouble and should repent before it is too late. Remember that YHVH looks at
the heart of every person and He knows your motive; if you sin and try not to,
or if you sin and just carrying on without any remorse. You cannot always hide
behind the "Tree of Grace" and expect salvation.
Isa 66:17 Those who
sanctify themselves, and purify themselves to go
into the gardens, behind one tree in the
middle, eating swine's flesh, and the hateful thing, and the mouse, will be
cut off together, says YHVH.
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