THE CONVENTION
submitted by MJack22108

Satan called a worldwide convention.  In his opening address to his evil
angels, he said, "We can't keep the Christians from going to church.  We can't
keep them from reading their Bibles & knowing the truth.

We can't even keep them from conservative values.  But we can do  something
else.  We can keep them from forming an intimate, abiding relationship
experience in Christ.  If they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over
them is broken.

So let them go to church, let them have their conservative lifestyles, but
steal their time, so they can't gain that experience in Jesus
Christ.  This is what I want you to do, Angels.  Distract them from gaining
hold of their Savior & maintaining that vital connection throughout their
day!"

"How shall we do this?",  shouted his angels.
"Keep them busy in the non-essentials of life & invent un-numbered schemes to
occupy their minds," he answered.  "Tempt them to spend,
spend, spend, then, borrow, borrow, borrow.  Convince the wives to go to work
for long hours & the husbands to work 6 or 7 days a week, 10-12 hrs. a day, so
they can afford their lifestyles.  Keep them from spending time with their
children.  As their family fragments, soon, their homes will offer no escape
from the pressures of work."

"Over stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still small voice.
Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they drive, to keep
the TV, VCR, CDs and their PCs going constantly in their
homes.  And see to it that every store & restaurant in the world plays non-
biblical music constantly.  This will jam their minds & break that union with
Christ."

"Fill their coffee tables with magazines & newspapers.  Pound their minds with
the news 24 hrs. a day.  Invade their driving moments with billboards.  Flood
their mailboxes with junk mail, sweepstakes, mail order catalogues, & every
kind of newsletter & promotional offering, free products, services, & false
hopes."

"Even in their recreation, let them be excessive.  Have them return from their
recreation exhausted, disquieted & unprepared for the coming week.

Don't let them go out in nature to reflect on God's wonders.  Send them to
amusement parks, sporting events, concerts & movies instead.

And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip & small
talk so that they leave with troubled consciences & unsettled emotion."  "Let
them be involved in soul-winning.  But crowd their lives with so many good
causes they have no time to seek power from Christ. Soon they will be working
in their own strength, sacrificing their
health & family unity for the good of the cause."

It was quite a convention in the end.  And the evil angels went eagerly to
their assignments causing Christians everywhere to get busy, busy, busy & rush
here & there.

Has the devil been successful at his scheme?  You be the judge.