I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this
mountain, “Go, throw yourself into the sea,” and does not doubt in his heart
but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. ~Mark
11:23 (NIV)
“Satan laughs at our toiling, mocks at our
wisdom, but trembles when we pray.” - The Kneeling Christian
In the beginning of time as God created the universe,
Satan watched with envy. Not long before, Satan had been thrown out of heaven
for trying to usurp God’s authority. He nursed his wounded ego as God made
light, the world, the sun, the moon, stars, plants, fish, and animals. Then he
saw God create Adam and Eve. He jealously watched as God began to fellowship
with the first man and woman.
“Do not eat the fruit of the tree at the center of the
garden or you shall die,” Satan heard God say to them as he eavesdropped.
“How can I destroy God’s creation?” Satan asked himself.
“Should I destroy God’s garden with fire?” he wondered
before deciding that God would just recreate it. “Perhaps I could kidnap His new
friends?” he thought, but then he realized there was nowhere to hide from God’s
gaze.
Finally, he hit upon a diabolical plan, “I will trick
Adam and Eve into doubting God’s Word.” He approached Eve in the form of a serpent
and began to sow seeds of doubt in her mind. He said to her, “Eat from the
tree…you will not die like God said.”
Eve was tricked into doubting God. She ate from the tree and
then Adam did too. The original sin was doubt. When you doubt God and His
promises, you sin. Doubt is the only weapon Satan has in his arsenal. If he can
get you to doubt God, then he can control your life. But if you reject doubt,
Satan has no hold over you.
As Mike Murdock said, “God’s greatest pleasure is to be
believed. God’s greatest pain is to be doubted.” Doubt cuts us off from God’s
presence. Belief connects us with God’s blessings. Here’s a poem I wrote on
this topic:
Thoughts of doubt,
Will shut God out,
And then begin,
To let Satan in.
When you pray, you prove that you do not doubt God. Why would
you pray to someone whom you think is powerless to help you? Prayer proves that
you believe Him and His promises. So be sure to add faith to your prayer life
today. Don’t doubt, only believe!
( Sources : ‘THE
POWER OF PRAYER’ BY DANIEL KING)
