The strategy of satan.
Satan is well ready to bring before our eyes things which advertise his own particular message for the Christian.
He has a few messages that he tries to pass on to us.
Every one of his plans is intended to debilitate our confidence or to demoralize and baffle us, and to sow friction and decimate any agreement between true believers.
One of his most loved messages for us is that God isn't so concerned for our welfare as we jump at the chance to think He is and that when I am troubled and enduring, He doesn't generally partake in my distresses.
What's more, that it's only playful thinking to believe that in a world containing a large number of individuals, God knows and thinks about the detail of my life.
1 Peter Chapter 5 Verse 8-9
Presently the book of scriptures uncovers to us that Satan is equipped significant forces to cause pain and hardship on the planet.Be alarm and of calm personality.
Your foe the fallen angel sneaks around like a thundering lion searching for somebody to eat up. Oppose him, standing firm in the confidence, since you realize that the group of believers all through the world is experiencing a similar sort of anguish.
Specifically the book of Job, reveals to us much about this.
In any case, somewhere else as well, for instance, the lady who had been disabled for a long time, that we read of in Luke Chapter 13, and whom Jesus cured, is alluded to in verse 16 of that section as somebody that "Satan has bound these 18 years".
Indeed, even Paul, in 2 Corinthians 12: 7, referred to the thistle in his flesh... (whatever illness that was), as a "messenger from Satan". I am not proposing that Satan is the bearer of all sickness and enduring, however of a few, and we can finish up, that he derives pleasure in delivering agony and trouble Upon the offspring of God...and additionally, significantly, upon those whom they cherish and think about, in light of the fact that, to see somebody we beyond a reasonable doubt love, endure and stay in trouble or to watch them in distress and with physical pain, for quite a while, can break the core of the Christian and shake our confidence to the very center.
At such circumstances, hard however it might be, we need to center upon the cross and implore that God will help with the agony and by one means or another bring great joy out of the pain and thus smother the designs ofbthe devil.
Father, we seek you for help when we are mistreated by Satan. Help us to look to the cross and to keep our confidence, regardless of what comes; in Jesus name.
Amen.
We have to know Satan's plans so that we can actually defeat him. Thanks for sharing this thought-provoking article with SteemChurch.
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There is absolutely need to not be ignorant of the schemes of the evil ones
OSJust as we make our plans, Satan is somewhere too making plans on how he can steal our relationship with God. We do not want to let him do this, so we should take time to strengthen our faith by reading the scriptures and getting closer to God in prayer. Thanks for sharing.
I Peter 5:8, Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he may devour."
John 10:10, "The thief cometh not but for to steal and to kill and to destroy, but I am come that they might have life and that they might have it more abundantly."
Matthew 12:43-45, "When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places seeking rest and findeth none. Then he saith, "I will return unto my house from whence I came out." And when he is come he findeth it empty , swept and garnished. Then he goeth and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself and they enter in and dwell there. And the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be to this wicked generation."
James 4:7, "Submit yourself therefore unto God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you."
The devil is a lier
The only way to overcome the temptations of the devil is by the word of God. James 4 vs 7 "submit yourself unto the lord, resist the devil and he will flee from you".
Yea,this is so true,the way to combat the devil and his plan is feeding on the word always,allowing the gospel to gain root in you,Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 6:14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 6:15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
The Scripture says in Ephesians 6:12: “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” As Christian soldiers, we should understand the strategies of Satan and be prepared to war against the darkness of evil and temptation.
The challenge, I think, lies at the extremes. There are some Christian leaders who never talk about Satan, and others who talk incessantly about him. You know what I mean. In the case of the latter, every time the toast burns or something doesn’t go their way, Satan is behind it and it’s time for an exorcism. Neither extreme is particularly helpful.
In a similar way, the greatest mistake I believe you can make with evil is to overestimate or underestimate its influence. It doesn’t have ultimate power, but it also isn’t powerless. Evil is active. And in some way, it’s probably influencing your thought life, ministry, and family right now. At least that’s what the scriptures claim. And Jesus himself acted as though evil was very real.
Satan's mission has never changed from the beginning, his motive has always been;
Christians ought to be aware of the Devils trap. His motive is to drag as many as possible along with him to everlasting damnation.
The gifts of the enemy can never last, he doesn't give without taking something bigger in return. He's a give-and-take oppressor. His quid-pro-quo formulae is very unfair that he gives you one and takes all from you.
But with God, we're more than conquerors.