Satan called a worldwide meeting. The crowd hushed as he spoke: “We can’t keep Christians

from going to church. We can’t keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth. But

we can do something else.” He paused. Everyone listened.

“We can keep them from forming an intimate, abiding experience in Christ. If they gain that

connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken. So let them go to church, let them have

their moral lifestyles, but steal their time so they can’t experience Jesus. Distract them from

gaining hold of their Savior and maintaining a vital connection through their day!”

“How shall we do this?” shouted his angels. “Simple. Keep them busy, busy, busy in the

nonessentials of life and invent unnumbered schemes to occupy their minds,” he answered.

“Keep them from their children. Convince the moms and the dads to work six and seven days a

week, 10 to 12 hours a day, so they can afford their lifestyles. Tell them they are doing it for their

children. As their families fragment, their homes won’t offer an escape from the pressures of

work.

“Overstimulate their minds so they cannot hear ‘the still small voice.’ Entice them to stay

connected with technology whenever they drive and keep it going constantly in their homes.

This will jam their minds and break that union with Christ.

“Pound their minds with news 24 hours a day. Invade their driving moments with billboards.

Flood their mailboxes with catalogs and every kind of promotion with free products, services,

and false hopes.

“Even in their recreation, let them be excessive. Have them return from their recreation

exhausted and unprepared for the coming week. Don’t let them spend time in nature. Send

them to amusement parks, sporting events, concerts, and movies instead.

“When they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip and small talk so that they leave

with troubled consciences and unsettled emotions. Don’t let them encourage or uplift each

other; keep those who are gifted encouragers especially busy and worn out.

“Above all, when they get together keep them from praying for one another. Let them be

involved in soul winning. But crowd their lives with so many good causes they have no time to

seek power from Christ. Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health

and family for the good of the cause.”



It was quite a convention. And the evil angels went eagerly to their assignments trying to cause

Christians everywhere to get busy, busy, busy.

How “busy” are you? Are you allowing this scheme to keep you from Jesus?

Submitted by Jennifer Preston

Jennifer and her husband David attend the Georgetown campus where she serves as a deacon.