Wisdom for the Sons: Power of Choice

Revelation 13:16,17:  And he causeth all both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond to receive a mark in their right hand or in their foreheads: and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark or the name of the beast or the number of his name.  

My sons, the most important word in those two Scriptures is the word "causeth".  Cause is not make.  Make is to force someone to do something.  Cause is to set the atmosphere and allow them to make a choice to engage the thing that has been set.   The devil cannot make you do anything, period.  The reality is he sets atmospheres and traps to capture you by appealing to your soul and carnal nature.  The mark of the beast is not some microchip but it is presently here but that is for another conversation.  He cannot force you to do anything without your consent.  So it comes down to a choice.  When you choose to follow your soul, you fall into the devils trap. However when you choose to follow the spirit, the Spirit gives you vision into the traps that they may not snare you.  My beloved sons, choose the spirit.  

Calvin Calhoun, Jr.
Body of Christ
Household of Elijah - United States
Website: www.householdofcalhoun.org