DON'T DO YOURSELF ANY EVIL!

 SAY NO TO THE DEVIL'S SUGGESTIONS

There are moments in life that, even believing in God and His Word, we are taken by moments of darkness, where fear and despair knock at the door of our souls, death anguish surround us, suggesting as a solution: death, that is, , or suicide. Where it seems that your experiences with God and what you know from the Word seems to be of no use. Feelings of discouragement, boredom, anguish, take the heart! The person sees no way out, except for suicide. This is a devil's mistake! It's an ordeal! For God, suicide is a sin, as it interferes with His plan in the person's life, and we know that murderers or, in this case, suicides will not inherit the kingdom of God. We shouldn't try to solve our problems that way. And yes, with the help of God in Christ Jesus. We need to understand that men and women of God, Christians can go through these times too. Elijah even asked for death as well as Jonah. The psalmist David, also went through the pangs of death in his soul despite being a man after God's own heart. we must resist the devil

(James 4:07), that he will flee from you. It is necessary to say no! to evil suggestions and trust in God who is mighty to sustain you, free you and remove the chains that bind your soul. The Acts 16 jailer went through this. Seeing that the prison doors were open, he feared that he would be killed as a punishment, in a thoughtless act, he would commit suicide until the apostle Paul says: Don't do yourself any harm! He preached to the jailer and his family, they were baptized and there was restoration! God has the ability to turn adverse situations into a blessing!

Acts 16:12-40

12 And thence to Philippi, which is the first city in this part of Macedonia, and is a colony; and we were in this city for a few days.

13 And on the sabbath day we went out of the gates, to the bank of the river, where they used to pray; and, sitting down, we spoke to the women who were gathered there.

14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, from the city of Thyatira, and who was serving God, listened to us, and the Lord opened her heart so that she would pay attention to what Paul was saying.

15 And after she was baptized, she and her house pleaded with us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and stay there. And she constrained us to that.

16 And it came to pass, as we were going to prayer, that there met us a young woman, having a spirit of divination, who, by guessing, brought her masters great profit.

17 She, following Paul and us, cried out, saying, These men, who tell us the way of salvation, are servants of the Most High God.

18 And this she did for many days. But Paul, troubled, turned and said to the spirit: In the name of Jesus Christ, I command you to come out of her. And right away she left.

19 And when his lords saw that the hope of their gain was lost, they seized Paul and Silas, and brought them into the square before the magistrates.

20 And presenting them to the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, have disturbed our city,

21 And they expose us to customs which it is not lawful for us to receive or practice, since we are Romans.

22 And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates, tearing their garments, had them scourged with rods.

23 And having given them many scourges, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them safely.

24 Who, having received this command, threw them into the inner prison, and held their feet in the stocks.

25 And about midnight Paul and Silas prayed and sang hymns to God, and the other prisoners listened to them.

26 And suddenly there came such a great earthquake, that the foundations of the prison were shaken, and immediately all the gates were opened, and the prisons of all were released.

27 And when the jailer awoke, and saw the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and wanted to kill himself, thinking that the prisoners had already fled.

28 But Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, Don't do yourself any harm, for we are all here.

29 And asking for light, he jumped in and, all trembling, prostrated himself before Paul and Silas.

30 And taking them out, he said, Gentlemen, what must I do to save myself?

31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.

32 And they preached the word of the Lord to him, and to all that were in his house.

33 And when he took them with him at that very hour of the night, he washed their welts; and soon he was baptized, he and all his.

34 And taking them to his house, he set their table for them; and, in his belief in God, he rejoiced in his whole house.

35 And when it was daylight, the magistrates sent bandits, saying, Release those men.

36 And the jailer announced these words to Paul, saying, The magistrates have commanded that I should release you; now therefore go out and go in peace.

37 But Paul replied, Have they publicly scourged us, and without being condemned, being Roman men, have thrown us into prison, and now covertly cast us out? It won't be like that; but come yourselves and take them out.

38 And the gangsters went to tell the magistrates these words; and they feared, hearing that they were Romans.

39 And when they came, they addressed supplications to them; and taking them out, they asked them to leave the city.

40 And coming out of prison, they went into Lydia's house, and seeing the brothers, they comforted them, and then they left.

Psalm 116:01-19

1 I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my supplication.

2 For he inclined his ear to me; therefore, I will invoke him as long as I live.

3 The cords of death encircled me, and the anguish of hell seized me; I found tightness and sadness.

4 Then I called on the name of the Lord, saying, O Lord, deliver my soul.

5 The Lord is pious and righteous; our God has mercy.

6 The Lord keeps the simple; I was shot down, but he delivered me.

7 Return, my soul, to your rest, for the Lord has done you good.

8 For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from the fall.

9 I will walk before the face of the LORD in the land of the living.

10 Cri, that's why I said it. I was very upset.

11 I said in my haste: All men are liars.

12 What shall I give the Lord for all the benefits He has done me?

13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the LORD.

14 I will pay my vows to the Lord now, in the presence of all his people.

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

16 O LORD, I am indeed your servant; I am thy servant, son of thy handmaid; you loosened my bandages.

17 I will offer you sacrifices of praise, and call on the name of the Lord.

18 I will pay my vows to the Lord, in the presence of all my people,

19 In the courts of the house of the LORD, in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the lord.

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