Daily Devotional for Thursday June 6, 2002

Kicking the Door Down

(1 John 3:8)

On August 31, 1999, empowered by the Holy Spirit, Liveprayer.com literally walked up to the home of the "enemy", kicked down the front door, went into "his" kitchen and fixed a snack, went to "his" living room, sat down in "his" favorite chair, and turned on "his" TV. Within a few weeks, the ENEMY returned and found "his" door kicked in, Liveprayer sitting in "his" favorite chair, eating "his" food, watching his TV, in "his" house. Of course, the "enemy" was enraged.

Over the next several months, Liveprayer.com came under SERIOUS attacks on many fronts. Some of those attacks could have been fatal, but God kept HIS hand on the ministry and it survived. In the last 33 months, I could spend hours listing the litany of attacks that Liveprayer has come under, any one of them that could have destroyed God's work here. One day, it would be encouraging to put the history of the first 3 years in a book, so people could see in detail just how faithful God can be when our hearts and lives are totally committed to Him.

The fact is, after 33 months, Liveprayer.com is STILL in the house of the "enemy", the door of his house is still KICKED DOWN, we are still sitting in "his" chair, still eating "his" food, and still watching "his" TV!!! Is the "enemy" still upset? Oh yes!!! Are the attacks still coming? Oh yes!!! Are we leaving? Oh no!!! We have repossessed the Internet for the Kingdom of God, and we are not going anywhere!!!

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU? This. You can either do like most people do and stay as far away from the neighborhood the "enemy" lives in, stay safe, or you can boldly walk into the neighborhood, walk right up to the front door of the house the "enemy" lives in, and..not knock....but KICK THE DOOR DOWN!!! Never forget as a child of God, you are covered by the blood of the Lamb and GOD will protect you! The FACT IS, the enemy will be relentless coming to YOUR house and hunting you and your family down, to DESTROY YOU! His goal is to KILL, STEAL, and DESTROY! YOU!!! So you can either wait for the "enemy" to come into your life, OR you can launch a preemptive strike and attack "him". God will not only protect you, but give you the SAME VICTORY that He has given to Liveprayer.com!