Theme: Overcoming In the Evil Day
Topic: Why satan Is seeking Us
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
He wants our worship. Isaiah 14:14 records satan’s words: “I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” The devil has always wanted to be like God and to be worshiped in place of God. He even tried to tempt Jesus by showing “Him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. ‘All this I will give you,’ he said, ‘if you will bow down and worship me.’” (Matthew 4:8,9).
The devil also desires to devour us; to cause real and lasting harm. He seeks to damage our faith. He wants fear to shake our submission to the Father, and lies to distort our understanding of God’s goodness. Since He cannot touch the believer’s soul, satan seeks to leave us as weak and ineffective servants of our King.
In our highly technological world; the internet, social media, various mobile applications, and television are ways through which the devil controls the thoughts of believers, by disguising lies and falsehood. Satan seeks to corrupt our minds, by slowly conditioning people to the ways of the world, where little by little they begin to change the way they think and even what they believe (2 Corinthians 2:11). They begin to slowly change their view of Scripture and what God says. May you live above the deceit of satan.
Prayer Assignment:
1. Pray for the grace to discern every avenue satan wants to use to enslave you.
Scripture Reading: 1 Peter 5:8, 2 Corinthians 2:11
Recommended Books:
“All Sufficiency” by Eastwood Anaba
“The Millennium Pages of Love” by Eastwood Anaba
(e-books available at www.amazon.com)