READ: Luke 15:11-32
«But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.» - Psalm 130: 4
The father of the prodigal son was the first to receive a surprise when his son told him of his decision to leave the family. The whole family mourned the departure of their rebellious and ungrateful family member. Everyone got used to him being away and no one expected him to come back, except the father.
The Heavenly Father shocked everyone when He welcomed this worthless son back to His house, forgiving and accepting him. The Heavenly Father surprised the whole world when he actually promoted him, giving him a robe and a ring. All the evil spirits that had hoped for the total annihilation of this boy were dumbfounded at the response of the father. You can shock the enemy by forgiving, accepting and loving those Satan never expects you to love again. Prepare a surprise for the enemy.
Forgiveness of a wrongdoer is a surprise our enemy is never expecting. He never expects that you would forgive and forget about the past. You must surprise your enemy by forgiving and forgetting about old wounds.
Accepting certain people is a surprise that the enemy is not expecting. The devil knows our stereotypes. We have the people we like and we have the people we dislike. We have those we approve of and those we are prejudiced against. The acceptance of certain people into the fold is a shock and a surprise to the devil who has divided us. Satan has divided us into camps that do not relate with each other. Surprise the enemy by accepting all kinds of people into your fold.
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