How the Holy Spirit Delivers and Protects Us From Evil

Illustration:The Greeks had a race in their Olympic games that was unique. The winner was not the runner who finished first. It was the runner who finished with his torch still lit. I want to run all the way with the flame of my torch still lit for Him. 

1. The Holy Spirit delivers and protects us from evil according to the will of God. Jesus prayed, "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever." (Matthew 6:13) The Lord uses our prayers and the prayerful example of Jesus Christ to deliver us from all sorts of evils: 

A). Personal evils B). Circumstantial evils C). Relational evils D). Cultural evils E). Financial evils F). Vocational evils G). Ministry evils H). Infectious evils I). Communication evils J). Political evils K). Marital evils L). Family evils M). Institutional evils O). Organizational evils P). Deceivers evils Q). Lukewarm evils R). Accusation evils S). Physical evils T). Demonic evils U). Travel evils V). Opposition evil W). Power and positional evil X). Governmental evils Y). Lustful and prideful evil Z). Accidents and disaster evils AA). Naive evils BB). Impropriety evils CC). Anger evils DD). Fearful evils EE). Bitterness evils FF). Slanderous evils GG). Malicious evils HH). Attitudinal evils II). Prejudicial evils JJ). Judgmental evils KK). Greedy evils LL). Worry and stressful evils MM). Thievery evils Abuse of privilege and authority evils NN). Teaching evils OO). Preaching evils PP). Writing evils QQ). Retirement evils RR). Disobedient evils SS). Alienation and isolation evils TT). Philosophical evils UU). Abuses of gifts and responsibility that leads to evil VV). Mis-placed priorities that lead to evil WW). Complacency evils XX). Social and interpersonal evils YY). Conformity evils ZZ). Mis-beliefs, misconstrued perspectives and mistaken perceptions that lead to all types of evil

Illustration:Madame Chiang Kai-shek once told the story of a young Buddhist monk who sat outside his temple two thousand years ago, hands clasped in prayer. He looked very pious and he chanted ’Amita Buddha’ all day. Day after day he intoned these words, believing that he was acquiring grace. One day the head priest of the temple sat next to him and began rubbing a piece of brick against a stone. Day after day he rubbed one against the other. This went on week after week until the young monk could no longer contain his curiosity, and he finally blurted out, "Father, what are you doing?" "I’m trying to make a mirror," said the head priest. "But that’s impossible!" said the young monk. "You can’t make a mirror from brick." "True," replied the head priest. "And it is just as impossible for you to acquire grace by doing nothing except chant ’Amita Buddha’ all day long."