DAILY DEVOTIONAL

The most important point I can make (about the Holy Spirit) is this: there is nothing that God is that the Holy Spirit is not. All of the essential aspects of deity belong to the Holy Spirit. We can say of him exactly what was said of Jesus Christ in the ancient Nicene Creed: He is very God of very God! So we bow before him, we worship him, we accord him every response Scripture requires of our relationship to Almighty God.


One of the deadliest weapons ever invented is the landmine, an explosive mechanism that detonates when it is disturbed. The landmine is deadly and dangerous because it is difficult to see, and usually isn't discovered until it's too late. In other words, landmines are a "hidden danger" designed to maim or destroy whoever happens across them.

In the realm of the spirit, there are "landmines" or subtle snares that lie in wait for every believer engaged in kingdom work. Just as landmines are set on trails, beneath roads, and in fields during physical warfare, Satan's traps lie in the pathway of believers. Spiritual landmines can be just as dangerous as their mechanical counterparts because spiritual landmines have eternal implications and consequences. These spiritual landmines or hidden dangers are designed to render the disciple of Jesus Christ ineffective.

Inconsistency is a "hidden danger."