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So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. Revelation 12:9 NKJV
From his first appearance to humanity in the Garden of Eden to the very end of days, Satan has fought against God’s supremacy. Unfortunately, he’s good at inspiring people to do the same.
In his book The Screwtape Letters, a fantastical correspondence between two demons, C.S. Lewis writes, “You see, it is so hard for these creatures to persevere. The routine of adversity, the gradual decay of youthful loves and youthful hopes, the quiet despair (hardly felt as pain) of ever overcoming the chronic temptations with which we have again and again defeated them, the drabness which we create in their lives and the inarticulate resentment with which we teach them to respond to it—all this provides admirable opportunities of wearing out a soul by attrition.”
It is tiresome living in a fallen world. It’s true. But it’s also true that the end has already been written. Satan loses. He is simply trying to bring as many people down with him as he can. Christians sometimes forget that they needn’t go along with sin, because Christ has already overcome it. Remember the end of the story and persevere!
Prayer: Lord, my future is secure in You. Give me the power to overcome sin’s temptation today.
From his first appearance to humanity in the Garden of Eden to the very end of days, Satan has fought against God’s supremacy. Unfortunately, he’s good at inspiring people to do the same.
In his book The Screwtape Letters, a fantastical correspondence between two demons, C.S. Lewis writes, “You see, it is so hard for these creatures to persevere. The routine of adversity, the gradual decay of youthful loves and youthful hopes, the quiet despair (hardly felt as pain) of ever overcoming the chronic temptations with which we have again and again defeated them, the drabness which we create in their lives and the inarticulate resentment with which we teach them to respond to it—all this provides admirable opportunities of wearing out a soul by attrition.”
It is tiresome living in a fallen world. It’s true. But it’s also true that the end has already been written. Satan loses. He is simply trying to bring as many people down with him as he can. Christians sometimes forget that they needn’t go along with sin, because Christ has already overcome it. Remember the end of the story and persevere!
Prayer: Lord, my future is secure in You. Give me the power to overcome sin’s temptation today.