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I’ve never given much credence to the notion of UFOs, and I think many other Christians feel the same way. There simply was no place for it in my understanding of doctrine. Until now. As much as I hate to admit it, I had to rethink my views on the subject as I listened to a Bible teacher and prophecy expert on the God Channel. I believe his name was Chuck Smith.

He said something very thought-provoking. He said that there is good reason to believe the notion of UFOs, based upon Genesis Scriptures (see Genesis 6:1-4) that talk about the Nephilim, the creatures born of the union of demons and humans.

He said there is good evidence to support the fact that the UFO abductions are not merely a figment of someone’s vivid imagination, because thousands upon thousands of competent, otherwise upstanding and well-adjusted people testify to being abducted by UFOs. Now as much as I struggle to believe this is possible in our world today, he made a statement to this effect: If it’s true and one day one of these things lands in your neighborhood, it may throw off your entire Christian belief system to the place where you begin to doubt everything you’ve ever believed. That comment really made me think.

I’ve been wrong about other things, so maybe I’ve been wrong about this. Who knows? I guess I’m in the mode to guard my heart–trying to live in faith, in power to believe God, no matter what the situation. After all, we who know Christ have been given authority over principalities and powers. But what about UFOs?

I know this sounds crazy. It does to me, too. Way out. But my point here is, that we must prepare ourselves for any and every eventuality. What better way for the devil to trip us up than tossing UFOs into the mix to destroy all we’ve ever believed?

I’ve always been rather closed-minded when it comes to issues like this, but if I want the Holy Spirit to teach me, I must be open enough to consider the possibilities.

So should we fear these things? Not at all. We must take authority over principalities and powers and prayerfully consider what the Lord tells us to do, for He will order our very steps if we ask Him to. Let us not discount things we have not experienced, merely because they sound far-fetched. 

In fact, I believe that in the last days many outlandish things will happen that seem questionable, because it’s the very nature of Satan to unleash his last best effort to thwart the plan of God. We will see signs and wonders, but not just God’s miraculous intervention, but Satan’s attempt to confuse and challenge God. Remember the Old Testament Scriptures (see I Kings 18)where evil priests performed signs and wonders, in the same way God’s prophets did? Of course, the devil’s signs were always one-upped by God’s signs, but my point is, the devil is capable of using signs and wonders of his own to confuse and bring doubt to the hearts of seekers.

In the end, there’s only one important thing we must do–hang tightly to God, draw near and seek His face, asking for discernment and wisdom. He is the source of wisdom, and He promises to never let us down. He says when we lack wisdom we must only ask, and He will give us what we need. And if that’s true, we are already victorious as we simply keep our eyes on Him.

And if this discussion seems strange, consider this: God wants us to be equipped, ready in season and out of season to defend our faith. That means we have studied and are not taken by surprise by things we don’t understand. Let’s draw near, fill our minds and hearts with the truth of His Word, studying to show ourselves approved, and most of all, fall in love with Jesus, the One who never, ever fails.

Because of His great love,

Nancy

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