REACH - STOP - AVOID (Human Disruption Remedy)

Introduction: 

Have you ever experienced to be infected with a virus on your computer? Or have you ever been a victim of hacking, malware attacks? You might probably experienced too slow responses when using your computer? Or you and your personal information might have have been exposed due to Data Breaches, Data Leakage,Scandal, Cyber bullying.

We can stop this from happening or making more damages or at the the very least avoid it from happening to yours.  To some, a simple solution like installing some Anti-Virus or Anti-Malware, or some sort of PC Security. Be more security aware and be vigilant of every unknown, but keep an eye to the known as well for safeguarding your Protection, Integrity, Confidentiality.

Indeed, the most common cause of security breaches is with permission or participation from the user, or sometimes is a purely human error. In Current IT world, we all have these laws of the land like DBMR Law, Anti-Privacy Law, which gives penalty or will cost you for any of Security Breaches.

Security Attacks happened in this way:

1. Intrusion Method (Social Engineering, Phising, Man-in-the-Middle)
2. Data Mining (data Gathering And Collection)
3. Deception or Corruption (Information modification, encryption, hacking)
4. Penetration and Infection (Spread within Proximity)
5. Exploitation (Successful Attack Damages)

Relevant Story - This is not new to God. This security breaches happened many years ago. Indeed, the very first of it happened right at the place of first humans in this world, in the garden of Eden.

Genesis 3:1-7 - The Fall of Men (The first information leak)

Gen 3:1-7

     1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God actually say, 'You shall not eat of any tree in the garden'?" 2 And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3 but God said, 'You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.'" 4 But the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths. 

Verse 1 - the first intrusion attempt - Social Engineering / Insider’s Trading

Verse 2-3 - the first data mining or information gathering and collection - Eve fall into the intrusion made by the Devil through Confidential Information Breach.

Verse 4-5 - the first deception made by corrupting Eve’s mind with lies. The devil used the confirmed leaked Information and used it against his plot.

Verse 6 - the first Penetration, Infection and corruption/modification of Data/Information

Verse 7 - the first Successful Attack or Damage causing “life equivalent damage” which is death.

The complete opposite of death is life, or should we say to reverse death is to have life again. It was indeed very close for Adam and Eve’s reach before.

Genesis 2:8-9

8 And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground the LORD God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 

God only asked them not to eat such tree only!

Genesis 2:16-17

16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die." 

They prefer to fall into sinning against God. So God sent his angels who guarded the tree of life to whom will reach it. The antidote for death is no longer within the reach of humans.

Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever'" -Genesis 3:22

3 Ways to Secure ourselves in God’s Kingdom.

1. Receive your Salvation now, it is a REACH away. You are closer to it than you can imagine. John Chapter 3 help us in this initial step

R - Receive through Repentance

Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." -John 3:3

E - Exclusive Entry Pass (Invitation to Eternal Life) 

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. -John 3:16

A - Accept Jesus (as your Lord and Saviour)

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. -John 3:36

C - Commit to Christ and His Righteousness image (which is Living in Truth)

But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God." -John 3:21

H - Humble Obedience to God’s Will and Sovereignty. 

He must increase, but I must decrease." -John 3:30

2. STOP is the only way to firefight sins. (Eph 4: 27 - give no opportunity for the devil.)

S - Secure (Salvation - pull ourselves from destruction to life) 

Eph 4:22-24 

22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. 

T - Treat (Sanctification - purifying ourselves from unrighteousness) 

1 John 1:5-10

5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

O - Obey (Disciple - practice the Christ-thought’s disciplines) 

Ephesians 5:1-2

1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. 2 And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. 

P - Protect (wear the Armour of God at all times) 

Eph 6:10-17

     10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. 14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; 17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,

3. AVOID is to prevent you from sinning.

A - assess (your lifestyle - Live in the image of Christ)

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. -2 Corinthians 5:17

V - visit (your will - Centered in Christ)

Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. -John 5:24

O - observe (Gods commandments, Christ’s Teachings)

Matthew 22:37-38

37 And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

I - identify (yourself with God - manifest the fruit of Spirit)

Gal 5:22-23

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

D - detect (temptations on your path, Not to cross the boundaries towards SINS)

James 1:12-15

12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God," for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. 14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. 15 Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death. 

Encouragement:

Proverbs 3:13-19

13 Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding, 14 for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold. 15 She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her. 16 Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. 17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. 18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called blessed. 

     19 The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens; 20 by his knowledge the deeps broke open, and the clouds drop down the dew. 

"The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law. -Deuteronomy 29:29

Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. -1 Peter 2:16