READ: 1
KINGS 22:20-23
Satan is a
cunning strategist. He uses several antics to attack men and women. The Bible
says, “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against
the wiles of the devil.” Ephesians 6:11.
It is clear, therefore, that there is devil. This devil is alive and active,
even though we know how to deal with him. In Job 1:6-7, the Bible says, “Now
there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD,
and Satan also came among them.” Satan was present at the gathering of
the children of God! Satan can pay you a visit because he goes to and fro on
the whole earth. The devil has wiles. Wiles men corrupted wisdom. This is the
wisdom by which you get somebody into trouble. Initially, Satan had divine
wisdom. This became corrupted after the fall. In Ezekiel 28:12, the Bible says
Satan was full of wisdom. In beginning, the devil had good wisdom, but it
became corrupted when he fell. The attacks of the devil are not always direct.
They may not come from the direction you expect. When the devil wants to attack,
he uses his wiles. He can use methods you are not even thinking about at all. A
good example is found in Joshua 7:1 and 12. Joshua had been victorious all the
time. Jericho had just been taken and Joshua was beginning to feel confident.
Then the enemy came from behind. It entered into one man who took what God said
they should not take. Joshua though God was till with him, so he went against a
small town called Ai. The Israelites had to flee from this small town. The
enemy has used a new method. It was an indirect attack. David was obedient to
Saul. He behaved himself wisely. He became Commander-in-Chief of the Armed
Forces. Many people loved him but the devil came in with an indirect attack.
David did nothing wrong. The devil used wiles. He got women together and taught
them a song...”Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.”
This turned Saul against David. I counsel you to watch and pray today. Be alert.
Do not be a victim of he devil’s strategy.
MEMORIZE:
1 PETER 1:13 –Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your
hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of
Jesus Christ;
