Seven Truths About the Battle for Your Mind. Part [15] 05/24/2026 (Morning thought)

1st Samuel 18:15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.

[The Desire of Ages pp 324] It is not necessary for us deliberately to choose the service of the kingdom of darkness in order to come under its dominion. We have only to neglect to ally ourselves with the kingdom of light. If we do not co-operate with the heavenly agencies, Satan will take possession of the heart, and will make it his abiding place. The only defense against evil is the indwelling of Christ in the heart through faith in His righteousness.

We may leave off many bad habits, for the time we may part company with Satan; but without a vital connection with God, through the surrender of ourselves to Him moment by moment, we shall be overcome. Without a personal acquaintance with Christ, and a continual communion, we are at the mercy of the enemy, and shall do his bidding in the end…. [The Desire of Ages pp 125] The tempter can never compel us to do evil. He cannot control minds unless they are yielded to his control.

The will must consent, faith must let go its hold upon Christ, before Satan can exercise his power upon us…. This leads us to the seventh and final truth about the battle for control of your mind: Truth # [7] The sealing work of the Holy Ghost will determine who will ultimately control your mind. The sealing work is not something that happens in our hearts overnight, it is a gradual surrender to the truths revealed in the Bible, and through the agency of The Holy Spirit, bringing us, through our choices, to a deeper lever of understanding and practice in the things of God.

Revelation 7:2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

Seven Truths About the Battle for Your Mind. Part [14] 05/24/2026 (Evening thought)

1st Samuel 16:23 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

[Spiritual Gifts Bk. 4 pp 84] Saul knew that in this last act, of consulting the witch of Endor, he cut the last shred which held him to God. He knew that if he had not before willfully separated himself from God, this act sealed that separation, and made it final. He had made an agreement with death and a covenant with hell. The cup of his iniquity was full…. This leads us to the sixth truth about the battle for control of your mind.

Truth # [6] When a person becomes fully possessed by demons, they could lose their freedom of choice entirely… After Saul sealed his fate, his freedom of choice was incapacitated, and held in subjection to the will of a tyrant whose kingdom is based on force. Judas also had his freedom to choose incapacitated, as were the men of Sodom and Gomorrah, who even though the were blinded by the angels, continued to search for Lot’s front door.

The same will be true of persons who deliberately despise God’s grace through Christ, for every choice in favor of the kingdom of darkness will eventually cause a final irrevocable decision to converge on the doorstep of the prince of darkness, and from there on out it will be coercion by remote control….. [The Desire of Ages pp 324] We must inevitably be under the control of the one or the other of the two great powers that are contending for the supremacy of the world.

1st Samuel 18:9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. 11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!