Yes indeed, it is about control. More and more control. God doesn’t control the only one who controls is the adversary. Derek Prince has great teaching in YouTube about witchcraft and he says that all controlling behaviour is evil and from the adversary. It makes a lot of sense. The hope we have and the greatest gift we have is Jesus who made us free in Him. Amen and Hallelujah.
Keep in mind that, by faith in Lord Jesus, we are saved from the old life of sin, serving the old master. The true Christian has
repented, dying to and renouncing that old master, and has now committed himself to Lord Jesus,
to listen to and follow Him into a sanctified life of righteousness and love.
So, a Christian is a disciple of Lord Jesus, following Him.
Matthew 28:19-20 (NIV) 19 Go and
make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20
teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you.
Luke 6:46-49 (WEB) 46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things which I say?
1 John 2:4-6 (WEB) 4 One who says, “I know him,” and does not keep his commandments,
is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him. 5 But
God’s love has most certainly been perfected in whoever keeps his word.
This is how we know that we are in him: 6
he who says he remains in him ought himself also to walk just like he walked.
1 Peter 1:13-18 (WEB)
13 Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober, and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ— 14
as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance, 15 but just as he who called you is holy,
you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior; 16 because it is written, “
You shall be holy; for I am holy.” [Leviticus 11:44-45] 17 If you call on him as Father, who
without respect of persons judges according to each man’s work, pass the time of your living as foreigners here in reverent fear, 18 knowing that
you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold,
from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers
Revelation 3:1-5 (WEB)
1 “
I know your works, in that, you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2 Wake up and keep the things that remain, which you were about to throw away, for
I have found no works of yours perfected before my God. 3 Remember therefore how you have received and heard.
Keep it and repent. If therefore you won’t watch, I will come as a thief, and you won’t know what hour I will come upon you. 4 Nevertheless you have a few names in Sardis that didn’t defile their garments.
They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. 5
He who overcomes will be arrayed in white garments, and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.