Imagine that you live next to a beautiful field and suppose that one of your neighbors secretly hates you. He is dedicated to hurting you and ruining your life. Your enemy knows that this beautiful piece of land is for sale and in addition to that, this land has oil underground. He cannot afford to purchase the land himself, but because he hates you so much, he is determined to do everything possible to prevent you from buying it. One day, however, he is caught off guard, you discover the land is for sale and buy it.
Your enemy is furious that you've bought the property, but he cannot change the fact. However, his hatred for you is so obsessive that he decides he will do everything possible to prevent you from ever learning that there is oil on the property. One strategy he employs is to keep you occupied with all kinds of activities – social gatherings, ball games, meetings, concerts, and other events. He believes that if you are busy enough on the surface, you will never discover the oil that is underneath. If that doesn't work, he can try to divert you with all kinds of legal regulations and bureaucratic red tape that will bog you down and keep you from doing anything productive with the land.
Whatever his methods, if he succeeds, your enemy will have done almost as much harm as if he had actually prevented you from buying the land in the first place.
That is what the enemy tries to do with us. Once we become children of God, Satan has lost that most important battle. Now his only weapon against us is to try and fill our lives with apathy, ritual, religion, and busyness. He wants to take away our enthusiasm so that we never discover the incredible wealth that we have inherited as children of the living God. Don't let the enemy do that to you. Take the time necessary to enjoy the riches of God's grace. Spend time with him. Get to know him. Bask in his presence. He has given you something incredible - himself. Don't miss your amazing gift.
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