When dealing with snakes, it is important to remain calm and stay focused on the mission. There is no need to get involved in unnecessary drama, unlike cobras who rely on theatrics to appear larger than they actually are. Snake handlers are cool, calm, and collected.
Similar to being a snake handler, remaining peaceful, focused, and assertive is the way to go. And occasionally, when a cobra becomes too aggressive, a good slap on the head to let them know that you have no fear causes them to hide in their holes.
Furthermore, while snakes can be deadly it’s not always the case when we are wise as serpents and innocent as doves, though Christ, indeed we can outsmart the wolves never having taken part in their charades ecause we are servants, not actors.
As it is written in the scriptures, “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore, be wise and cautious because they will deliver you up to their councils and scourge you in their synagogues” (Matthew 10:16, paraphrased).
To be scourged is to be beaten down, having your character whipped in front of their appointed elders. However, just as Jesus was scourged and hung on a cross, He rose from the dead. Therefore, those ordained by God will also rise from the ashes, and be redeemed. God’s will for His own, chosen for a special purpose cannot be thwarted by the lesser gods they serve. —
Furthermore, like snake handlers, trained by GOD, we are prepared, not calculated like those who slither and whose stories do t add up. —We that belong to God are wise and strategic in handling the strikes against us, used to punish us for being pure in Christ. “Our Father is our vindicator”. —The battle is the LORD’s.
Vindication is the act of clearing someone’s name from blame and suspicion, slander, and false accusation.
That said, we are not being punished by snakes for obedience to the mission ordained by God. No, the reality is that Cobras have been lashing out at Jesus in their secret circles to keep HIM away. They made war with GOD. That is a big mistake, for God will not be mocked or crucified a second time. At the same time, He prepared us to handle the strikes of persecution that arose from Cobras. —now it’s their turn to reap what they sowed.
Notice, in the current day, the remnant is unlike anything you have seen before. They are not self-ordained individuals patting themselves on the back, but rather, they are bold but humble truly walking in the Spirit of Christ, and many of God’s people are being built up from Christ’s teachings, while edified Spiritually.
NOTE:
Jesus Christ is not an overly nice, smooth-talking god; He is straightforward, loving, merciful, forgiving, strong, bold, and as tough as nails. —Who else but Jesus could have nails driven into His hands and feet still rise from it? Our God, the Holy Messiah, and Savior is the only living God, and HE is the anointing!
Additionally, God’s chosen people who span across the globe were born to fight. We have been fighting abuses since the womb, called to endure things that the average man would never have to live through repeatedly. Dreadful pain, rejection, unloved, and excruciating despair. Father had a plan to train us for the battle through all of it, even before we were saved, and then from the pits of hell, sin, self-sabotage, and despair while being chased by Satan and his serpents throughout our lives. We were plucked out to be refined and purified in the fire, by the power of the Holy Spirit. And it is for Christ to share the Gospel, and fight giants honorably. —Jesus receives all the glory.
That said, I close with the Scripture:
1 Peter 5:8-9 – “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.”
Psalm 34:19 – “The righteous person may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all.”
Ephesians 6:12 – “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 – “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
Now, the disingenuous words and testimonies of snakes are biting them on their butts, and there is no one to blame but the “man” in the mirror. 👉🏽Ladies and gentlemen,
Much love, and respect,
Sister Christine
C. Beach ©️