Invalidating the covenant that Jesus made for us in His blood is the height of folly for a soul. Recognizing the devil as the lord of your life is the tragic decision of someone who sometimes wants to contradict parents and friends. The person who does this can only suffer from some kind of disorder, because a soul that has come to know the Lord will never want to live away from Him. If you are about to do this, stop, because you have entered the path of eternal destruction!

           Take a look at what the Most High says in verse 16 of Leviticus 26, and you'll come to the conclusion that your idea of despising the Lord is a bad one: Then I also will do this to you: I will even appoint terror over you, wasting disease and fever which shall consume the eyes and cause sorrow of heart. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. Let's study a little of this true statement, so that we know the danger of rebellion!

          Your mind will be irrevocably altered by the terror that will command it. Decide to return to the Lord and confess your sin. In the New Covenant, which grants every good thing, there is no such thing as: walking down the street scared of what might happen to you; always screaming at your family, without peace at home; sleeping and having nightmares; being afraid to buy or sell something, to get a job or get married, living without faith and in despair all the time (John 14.27). Pray!

            Phthisis, a kind of tuberculosis, is a corruption of the flesh and has its twin sisters, who damage parts of your body, as well as the character and love intended for all fellow human beings, regardless of color, size or social position. It destroys marriage and the happiness of those who are too young to understand what they have instilled in their subconscious. Certainly, the devil acts on those who break the Covenant signed through Jesus' sacrifice, or haven't heard anything about it yet!

            The burning fever is also physical, but it can be understood as the unbridled desires condemned by Scripture. These lead the rebel to commit abominations at any cost, which he will later regret (Romans 1:26; 1 Thessalonians 4:5). Only those who turn back to the Lord repent of such monstrosities. Far from God, the lost are unrepentant and relentless in their evil deeds, which will leave their mark on many innocent people. Never become irrational!

            Outside the Covenant, one becomes available to the devil. He sets the demonic tone that consumes them, and their actions are indomitable, insatiable and unscrupulous. The tenderness they received as a baby from their mother is thrown away, because what interests them is profit and sordid pleasure; after all, whoever has come to inhabit her heart is wicked. Her soul will never have peace, but great torment. Judgment will come!

           Many people want to be kind, good and prosperous, and so they plant their seed, but amazingly, their enemies - the demons - devour it. He who departs from the Covenant will never be able to eat the best of this land, but the righteous will (Isaiah 1:19). You just have to want it!

           In Christ, with love,

           R. R. Soares