This message was shared by Apostle Kathryn Krick Lead Pastor/ Apostle of 5F Church in Los Angeles, CA on November 26, 2024. Below is a word for word transcription of the message as if Apostle Kathryn is writing this to you. To watch the full video scroll to the bottom of this post. We pray this teaching blesses you and equips you to walk as a powerful vessel of God. 

You need to be aware of the enemy trying to twist things. What’s very important is you know the heart of God and you know my heart when I preach and teach. And so, if the enemy is speaking something contrary to everything that I’ve shared, you need to understand that it’s the enemy trying to twist, like how he tries to twist the Bible. It’s very important you use this wisdom, or the enemy can just be bringing deceit. In order to walk in the truth and not be deceived, we have to use wisdom. We have to use what has been released to us, the wisdom that God has given you, how He has opened your eyes to His love. When God shows you His love and mercy and His grace and His compassion, when He’s revealed it to you, personally to you, when He’s revealed it through me, through a servant of God and you’ve seen this time and time and time and time and time again. You see, this is who God is, this is who God is, this is His amazing love. You need to keep that in your heart, and you need to know that if the enemy ever speaks something against that, you need to know, I know who God is. He’s revealed Himself to me, so this is the devil lying. Amen? It’s very important that you recognize that the devil is the father of lies. The devil is always trying to beat you down. The devil is always trying to put fear in you. The devil is always trying to make you feel shame. The devil is always trying to bring up your past. The devil is always trying to condemn you about your past. The devil is always trying to push you away from God. The devil is always trying to make God look like He is not understanding, not forgiving, not full of grace. You need to know this and mature. You need to really guard what you have received, the revelation that you have received. This is who God is. This is who the devil is. The devil is out to steal, kill, and destroy. Otherwise, you’re going to be a baby your whole life. You’re going to be a baby Christian your whole life. You have to guard what you have received. You have to choose to believe the revelations that have become so real in your heart. You have to choose to believe that, amen? 

You know the people in your life, the people that have really gained your trust, someone can come up on the street and tell you something about this person that is totally against their character and are you going to believe them? No! You know this person. You know that you know that you know. And this is how it has to be with God. This is how it has to be with the spiritual truths that have been revealed to you. 

When God opens your eyes, you have to keep your eyes open. You have to guard your eyes being open when truth has been released to you and you receive it. You’re like YES! This is truth! You have to guard that. The devil wants to steal that. The devil wants to come back a week later, a month later, a year later, and say the opposite of that and make you question. In that moment when you received that truth, you couldn’t think about questioning it. You know that you know that you know, amen? And so, the only way to mature, the only way to have victory over the devil is to treasure, protect, these truths you have received. Treasure and protect the revelation of who God is. Treasure and protect everything you have received, the wisdom you have received. Otherwise, you’re growing and growing, you’re getting all this wisdom, you’re getting all of this revelation and then the devil comes and he tries to question all of that and you just, you give it all away, you throw it all away, all of that growth, all that you’ve been accumulating, that growth, that revelation. You just throw it away. You have to protect what you received, you know? Amen? This is very very important to mature. To mature is very important so you can be used powerfully by God and also so that you can be a blessing to others and not always be a baby. A baby is constantly requiring attention. We want to be helpful for the kingdom. If we all stay babies, then we’re all not going very far. If all of us grow, now we can all go somewhere great. We can all advance the kingdom. We all do our part to grow. We do our part to mature so we can all move forward and not pull someone back. We can move forward. Hallelujah. 

Please, everyone, if you want to mature, don’t let the devil lie to you anymore. Anytime you’re feeling fear, that’s the devil. Anytime you’re feeling shame, condemnation, that’s the devil. Clear. It’s very simple. This is like the most basic part of being a believer that you have to get down. We have to grow from this step. We HAVE to grow. This is basic. If you struggle with this, then you need to really meditate on this so you can progress. Once you get this, the devil has no shot. Once you can get this, you’ll never be deceived by the enemy's lies. Amen? 

The devil comes to steal, kill, and destroy. Jesus has come to bring abundant life, and He is cheering you on. Jesus is praying for your victory to the Father. God is the most love that you’ve ever experienced. Any kind of mercy, compassion, forgiveness you’ve ever experienced on this earth, God is so much more. Any time the enemy is trying to say to you, God can’t forgive you of this. This was too bad what you have done. You’re going to go to hell. You’re not good enough. God is condemning you. You’re not being a good enough Christian. Any time you think this thought, this is the devil, period. PERIOD. We need to grow. We need to grow. This is very important, amen? 

You can walk in wisdom. You can mature. You can do it! You can do it. You can use wisdom. You can reject the devil's lies. Yes, hallelujah! You have this wisdom.