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Chim'sWRITE
15/10/00
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The Secret Power of Lawlessness
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"For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work ; but the one
who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of
the way" . 2Thess 2 v.7
It takes God's help to see evil for what it is. Just like we may
appreciate the earth's vastness while standing on it but it takes
rising above it by the help of a plane or the sort to really see how
vast it is. So too sin. A man may know he is a sinner but it takes
encountering God for him to really begin to see sin as sin. The more
we draw closer to God the more we will be more replused by sin
because we will increasingly see it as it is - "that sin might be
recognised as sin..so that .sin might become utterly sinful"
(Rom
7:13). That is why a person's intimacy with God can be judged by his
attitude to sin.

We need God to open our eyes to the sinfulness of sin. And the way it
is at work in the world even now. This determined work of lawlessness
that is decaying societies, families, and men. Destroying all that is
good so that they may not be able to worship God. We see in verse 4 
the twin attack that the devil is using  - opposing godliness and
exalting sin. These days in the name of mordernism and liberty the
devil is making subjects like holiness, consecration, purity
etc,unattractive . And at the same time he is making sin very
attractive. The Church has increasingly become much like the world.
Many of us have today lowered our standards from what they used to be.

All these is so subtle that if we are not careful we will be
overpowered by it and reap decay even in our own lives. We must
beware! The most important thing in life is not to accomplish great
things for God but rather to live holy lives unspotted by the world 
so that we may please God. Watch out and no matter what happens dont
let this decay eat up your life , nor your relationship with others.
I challenge you to examine your life and to come against every
manifestation of this secret power of lawlessness.

The only thing that that can restrain this work of lawlessness is the
Holy Spirit . How we need to walk and work with him not only to save
ourselves but also to become salts of the world around us so as to
save others from this decay. It is time to straighten out our lives.
Straighten out our walk with God and our relationships with others.
May God help us.

That all the nations may praise Him,

Chimezie Onyebilanma,
cross-cultural missionary with CAPRO in Togo, West Africa.

To learn more about how you can help support this work among the
Anufos please inquire at caprotogo@bibway.com .

To learn more about CAPRO's work among the unreached peoples of Togo
send email to caprotogo@bibway.com  .


PS:If this message has been helpful, it would be encouraging to me to
hear from you.
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