Resist The Devil!
"You are of God, little children, and have overcome
them, because He who is in you is greater than he
who is in the world."
1 John 4: 4
Perhaps Satan’s greatest trick concerns his own identity. He's enabled
the world to think of him as an impish demon, dressed in red, with a pitch
fork and pointy tail. He's pictured as sitting on one’s shoulder, whispering
suggestions in the ear—a cartoon character worthy of a laugh. Nothing
could be more wrong.
Instead of a red-dressed imp, Satan is a powerful being, portrayed in
Scripture like a “roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8).
He destroys, divides, discourages using that which reveals his character:
lies, counterfeits, and deception.
He was given the name “devil” (diabolos—accuser, slanderer) in
Scripture because of his
tactic of slandering us before God and
slandering God before us. For all his schemes and power, we do
not need to fear him. For the God who is in us is greater than the
devil who is in the world.
Be ready for spiritual battle by submitting to God
and resisting the devil—and he will flee from you
(James 4:7).
"I fear not the tyranny of man,
neither yet what the devil can
invent against me."
John Knox
