March 16, 2023: Accusations Always Divide

"And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying… the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God." (Revelation 12:10, ESV)

Webster's Dictionary defines accusation as to charge with a fault, to blame. It is found throughout the scriptures but becomes most notable when Satan is in the picture. In Job 1, we see Satan accusing God of keeping Job hedged in. He accuses Job of not being able to walk morally with God. In Zechariah, Satan accuses Joshua, the priest, of being in dirty garments.

The nature of accusations is to separate and divide. Accusations do not bring people together. Accusations in a marriage always disconnect and divide husband and wife. Accusations in the family always separate and divide. Accusations in a local church only serve to separate and divide people from one another.

Satan is called the accuser of the brothers. His nature is to bring accusations so that we would be separated from each other. Separation leads to isolation and opens us up to even more demonic attacks. Separation also leads to division. The more divided a church, family, or marriage becomes, the weaker and more vulnerable they become. 

Knowing that this is one way the enemy of our soul operates, let us shut down accusations that divide and let us speak words of life that edify, strengthen and build up. Let us be aware of our words when we talk to each other so as not to accuse.