The Devil came to Eve and said ‘Hath God Said…’. The Devil came to Christ and said ‘If thou be…’. The Devil came to God accusing Him (in the matter of Job) saying, ‘If you remove the hedge and let me touch him, then he will reject you’. The Devils challenged Christ saying, ‘What have we to do with thee…?” Hidden within these four statements are a few lessons about the behavior of your adversary.
Number One: He is a Lion SEEKING whom he may devour! Did Eve invite the attack? Did God do evil in regards to Job and therefore open Himself up for Satanic attack? Did Christ do anything wrong that He should garner such resistance from the dominions of darkness? Not on your life! Evil attacks because it WANTS TO HARM THE INNOCENT. It should be no surprise to you IF evil attacks. The solution is simple: RESIST the Devil and he WILL flee.
Number Two: He is an Accuser of the brethren (as well as of God Himself)! He does not need a cause to accuse. He is the called the ‘father of lies’ and ‘ a murderer from the beginning’. Just because the Devil accused God, accused Christ, and shed skeptical doubt concerning Job, did NOT mean that the accusation was true. At the sound of the serpents hiss and rattle, we must reach for our sword. We must CHOOSE to not receive the strong delusion!
Number Three: Eve allowed the Devil to convince her; and the next actions the Serpent took was to kill, steal, and destroy. When God allowed Satan to get at Job, the result was disease, destruction, devastation, and desolation. From these examples we can know that whatever the reason there might be to AGREE with Satan, the result is ALWAYS some kind of DEATH. If Satan is allowed into the house, he will surely trash the furniture. He may be a subtle beast, but he is a beast never-the less. The scriptures say: ‘To be carnally minded is Death.”. But we must chose Spirit thoughts to have life and peace.
There is only one RIGHT choice? Renew you mind! Do NOT surrender to the voices that mutter evil accusations in the back recesses of your human consciousness. There is only ONE right answer when dealing with the scurrying scavengers of the nether-world. You must do what Jesus did! You must CAST OUT DEVILS! You must shout out “Get thee behind me!” You must declare openly: “It is written…” And you must remember that two cannot walk together unless they be agreed. You must never, never, never agree with you enemy!
‘HAVE YOU BEEN DOING WHAT IT TAKES TO OVERCOME BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB AND THE WORD OF YOUR TESTIMONY?
Original Copyright: © Anthony J. Massotti Th.M., Th.M. 2/28/1999