Do you know your adversary...? Once we identify ourJames 4:7
The devil is referred to by many names throughout the Bible- accuser, tempter, deceiver, slanderer, enemy, Satan. One thing the Bible never calls him is a mythical creature. He is as real as God himself. There's no point in resisting someone who isn't there.
You need to know more, however, than that Satan exists. You need to know exactly what to do to defeat Satan. On the same day you aligned yourself with God, you gained this adversary, which is what the word Satan literally means. Satan has no personal interest in you. His only aim is to hurt God. One way he tries to do that is by trying to hurt the ones whom God loves.
Satan is only a prideful fallen angel.
He isn't all-knowing or all-powerful. Yet he can still wreak havoc, causing you to doubt God's love or tempting you to go down the wrong road. I can empathize with each of you who are travelling that road at this time or who have been down that wrong road as I too as your pastor have travelled it several times in my 40 years on this earth.
Remember Selah people' and friends you can stop Satan in his tracks. First, submit to God. In the original language, submit is a military command that means "to get into proper rank." My wife and I have been working with our son Luke to accept his rank in Martial arts...they too are required to line up by rank and for him like others it is difficult to take the lesser position. For each of us this submission to God can be accomplished by humbly putting every aspect of our lives under God's loving authority. Only then are you prepared to defeat the devil. Resist is also a military command that means "to stand bravely against." I guess it shows that my father was a Marine Corp drill instructor at Paris Island...You and I must stand against our adversary by recalling biblical truths. Strengthen your resolve through prayer. Turn your back on anything that entices you to turn away from God. Satan will flee from the battle before it has even begun.
"Satan has no future. Jesus assured Satan's ultimate defeat by dying on the cross. The potential skirmishes that James alludes to are nothing more than diversionary tactics from an opponent who is destined to lose."
Your pastor,
Rev Patrick Muston
Selah Christian ChurchFour Oaks, NC
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