HELEN SANDERS
6-17-2026
NAYSAYERS

You can be certain if you make a stand for Jesus and for the Word of God that there will be those that come against you. I call them “naysayers.” They have nothing good to say because the spirit behind them is Satan. I am not calling the people Satan, but they are being controlled by Satan. They are often not even aware of this.

How does this happen? Scripture helps us to understand. In 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 it tells us: “But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world [Satan] hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”

In other words, they are blinded by Satan and “in the dark” and are controlled by darkness. We only learn truth through studying the word of God and then sharing that word. Remember, the word of God is seed and not all ground that the seed falls on will produce fruit. Satan immediately steals the seed, so they do not have the truth.

Paul told Timothy this in 2 Timothy 2:23-26, “But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. 24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive [be quarrelsome]; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, 25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure [maybe] will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; 26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him [the devil] by his will.”

When Jesus taught on the sermon on the mount specifically what we call the Beatitudes, he said this: [Matthew 5:10-12] “Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for their’s is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile [taunt, suffer reproach, upbraid, rail at] you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.”

There is a price to tell the truth. Don’t worry about the “naysayers.” Do what God has assigned you to do and ignore the negatives. Pray for those that come against you that their eyes of understanding will be enlightened. [Ephesians 1:18].