The Other Germs

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Germ warfare has been around for centuries. We're in a war against an enemy that sows a different type of germ or seed - seeds of thoughts, words, bitterness, envy, slander, fault finding, and accusations - to spread through the camp of God's army, which then produces more seeds. The seeds of gossip start in the heart and mind, then come on the tongue and spreads to others like a spiritual virus to make sick the soldiers of God. You wouldn't want to hang around someone with a deadly disease. In the same way, if you hang around someone who is negative all the time, you could be struck with spiritual diseases. Satan wants you spiritually incapacitated, and ultimately, spiritually dead. He's the first gossiper. When he was in the garden, he gossiped about God. All gossip and slander comes from the dragon's mouth. So fight those negative thoughts, words of slander, and gossip. Take a strong stand against it, as much as you would fight off the germs of a deadly disease that would seek to kill you. In the end, it's all germ warfare.

From Message #814 - The Dragon's Mouth