The only advantage Satan can have over me is to deceive me. Beware how he does it. It is not by brute force or extortion as one would think. If that where the case I would see him coming and brace myself. His skill is his subtlety. I rarely know what hit me.
He attacks by philosophies and advances by propositions. My conversations with him are so persuasive because his voice sounds like mine. His reasoning strikes me as my own and because I am too fond of my own thinking I easily believe what he says.
He argues with the truth by way of my weakness. When I am hungry he says I will never be full. When I'm afraid he assures me that no one can be trusted. When I am righteous he tells me that I am good. When I am satisfied he tells me that I have earned it.
The truth remains. Whether I believe it or not is the question.
When I am satisfied, it is a gift from God not a reward for my efforts.
When I am considered righteous, it is only by the blood of Christ.
When I am afraid, I can take hope because my greatest enemy has been defeated.
When I am hungry it should remind me that, in a very short while, I will never be hungry again.
