Your hell has a purpose. Apostle Paul said I am a prisoner of Jesus Christ (Ephesians 3:1). The High Clerks and the Pharisees paid large sums of money to the guards who watched Jesus' grave. Jesus said that he was going to rise after three days, and the guards were watching the grave site to make sure that no one came and stole the body. However, this huge, strong angel with a face of fire, came and rolled the stone away and the tomb was empty (Matthew 28:2). The soldiers were frightened and ran and told the governor. This is when the Pharisees paid the soldiers large sums of money--the bible says--to tell a lie. The soldiers were to say that Jesus' disciples came and stole the body--to make Jesus appear as a liar, after that he had told people He would rise from the dead.
So it is with the devil who goes about destroying people's lives. They spread lies, rumors, and untruths saying that the person was or is this or that--when all the while they have worked, systematically, in secret or through others to destroy the individual's life. The rulers of darkness want to give a false impression that you have taken short cuts or accomplished goals through less than scrupulous measures or because they helped you. The Pharisees and High Clerks wanted Jesus, the Son of God, to be remembered as a liar.
Crank up the love! Just because if God is for you, He is more than the whole world against you. Just because God gave you power to tread on serpents and to cast out demons. Just because God is, and He is a rewarder to them who diligently seek Him. Love! Love! Love! Crank it up a notch! Every time the devil tries to steal your joy, crank up the love! Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
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Exercise your authority to tread on serpents and to cast out demons. You are the head and not the tail. Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. Exercise your holy boldness.