Dream Haters: Mission Manglers

Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

1 Peter 5:8 (NIV)

Most Christians dream about meeting Jesus, and rightfully so! 'Will I stand in His Presence, or to my knees will I fall?' * Consider the Bible's concluding Words:

'He Who testifies to these things says, 'Surely I am coming quickly.' Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!' (Revelation 22:20).

But we don't have to wait to meet Jesus. We can see Him now! We can hold Him now… just as He holds us. Heaven is first, but not His only home. He lives with US, in Spirit, and in Word!

'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God... And the Word became Flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only Begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth' (John 1:1, 14).

  • Jesus was and IS Earth’s Action Hero.

  • The Bible was and IS an action Book.

  • His Great Mission is our Great co-mission.

  • In the spotlight of this active-duty…

  • Rise actors, models, and talent for Christ!

In the shadow behind you lurks Satan, with his dark principalities, powers, and human pawns following his orders.

His evil troops have a co-mission, too. it's to stop YOU, by all and any means– including lies, threats, scorn, doubt, rejection, isolation, and intimidation…

By fury-stoking, fiery-dart shooting, gossip-mongering, name-calling BULLIES. They’re not content just to shoot down your dreams. These mission manglers want to bury it.

To mangle means mar, spoil, or ruin. It’s derived from a Greek word, manganon: 'any means of tricking or deceiving.' (Etymology Dictionary).

Actors, models, and talent for Christ:

Your mission to rise and shine is vital, for all the reasons you feel so deeply. But 'In order that Satan might not outwit' you ( 2 Corinthians 2:11), become familiar with his devices, in order to DENY and DEFY them. The Captain of your salvation will help!

' 'No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is from Me,' says the Lord.' (Isaiah 54:17).

Dream Haters: Mission Manglers (Part 3)

* 'I Can Only Imagine' by Mercy Me

NOTE: God is my Ghostwriter. If what I write is good, it’s from God. You may see notes to 'Actors, Models & Talent for Christ.' If you think you're not in show business, think again. Shakespeare said, 'All the world's a stage and all its men and women merely players.’ Mostly true. But you're not merely players. You are messengers and ambassadors for the King of kings.

Carey Arban