DIVISION WITHIN by Robert Soto

March 21, 2010

DIVISION WITHIN by Robert Soto

Jude 1:19 "These are the men who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit."

I think it is funny how the devil uses people to destroy and distract from something good. I think it is funny how the devil uses even people from among us to infiltrate our lives in an attempt to bring down all the work that has been done. He uses those among us to bring us down. The funny thing is that people who know better fall for his lies and deception. They take what is true and twist it in such a way that it can be used for their advantage. I have seen good people fall for his lies and I have seen good people join the band wagon to do the dirty job for others. Something else I have learned of the evil one is that he never rests. He keeps his eyes open for an opportunity to come into our lives and cause division among us.

The white man historically had always used our own people against us. They have used flattering words of deception and convinced people from the same tribe to go against their own people. There were the Apache scouts, and some Apaches even became Texas Rangers because the white man knew that it took an Apache to catch and Apache. They also used the Pony Soldiers in the north because they knew it took an Indian to catch an Indian. They were used from without to bring destruction within. God the Creator called them people who did not have the Spirit of God in their hearts. In Jude we read, "These are the men who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit." They came in the past and they are here today. The division and destruction that comes within is used by the evil one to destroy the unity we once had as a family, as a people.

Robert Soto, Lipan Apache and pastor of:

McAllen Grace Brethren Church
The Native American New Life Center
Chief of Chiefs Christian Church