The voice of the accuser

There is a voice that many know all too well. It does not whisper peace, nor does it remind you of hope. Instead, it points its finger and rehearses your past like a courtroom prosecutor who never rests. It says, 'Look at what you did; you are disqualified.' God sees you, and He must surely turn away. Scripture tells us plainly who this voice belongs to.

Revelation 12:10 states, 'For the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.'

He is relentless. Satan does not accuse you because he has power over you; he accuses you because he is desperate. He knows his only weapon against a child of God is condemnation. If he can convince you to stay away from the throne, he can keep you from the mercy that was purchased for you. But there is another reality that hell fears: the blood. Not your perfection, performance, or past being erased as though it never happened, but the blood of Jesus Christ.

Romans 8:33-34 asks, 'Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth?

It is Christ that died.' You see, the accuser may bring charges, but the judge Himself has already declared you justified through His Son. The evidence has been covered; the penalty has been paid; the case has been closed. This is why Scripture does not tell you to crawl to God in terror.

Hebrews 4:16 says, 'Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in our time of need.

' It says to come boldly, not because you were always faithful, but because Jesus was. Not because you never fail, but because He never failed. The enemy's accusations lose their power when you stop agreeing with them and start agreeing with what Christ accomplished. When you walk in repentance and surrender, when you walk in holiness not to earn His love, but because His love has already rescued you, Satan's accusations cannot stick to a life that is hidden in Christ.

Romans 8:1 'There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.'

Notice it does not say there was never sin; it says there is now no condemnation. The accuser grows quieter when obedience grows stronger. His voice weakens when your faith strengthens. His chains fall when your eyes stay fixed on the cross. And one day soon, the accuser will be silenced forever. But even now, his power over you is broken when you stand under the covering of the blood. So when he reminds you of who you were, remind him of who Christ is. When he points at your past, point to the cross. When he tells you to run from God, that is when you run to Him. Because the throne you approach is not a throne of rejection; it is a throne of grace, and the blood of Jesus still speaks a better word. Shalom.