READ:
JOSHUA 7:7-26
Satan uses
the eyes of many people to lure them into hell. Proverbs 1:17 says: “Surely,
in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.” If you set trap in
the presence of the intended victim it will not succeed in trapping him. The
devil does not show his intended victims his snare when he wants to trap them,
just as it makes no sense for someone to be killed to be told before-hand.
Baits are used with traps and Satan has his own baits with which he lures
people into his traps. One of these is money. At the sight of money many do
what they should not do. Many people commit sin because of the love of money.
We have many examples in the Bible of those who fell into the trap of Satan
because of money. One example is that of Achan. Achan had been told that no
spoil f war should be taken out of Jericho. However, when he saw money and
garments he coveted them and stole them. He fell into the devil’s trap. He,
together with members of his family, perished. Our second example is Gehazi.
Satan knew that Elisha got the double portion of the anointing of Elijah. To
stop Gehazi from getting the double portion of the anointing of Elisha, Satan
had to do something about him. Satan already knew that Elisha would not take
money from Naaman. Nonetheless, he made Naaman bring many goods. This was just
to ensnare Gehazi. Look at 2 Kings 5:5 “So the king of Syria said, Go now, and I
will send a letter to the king of Israel. So he departed and took with him ten
talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing.”Elisha
refused to take anygratification. However, Gehazi was coveting these things.
The Bible says, in 2 Kings 5:20, that, “But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of
God, said, Look, my master has spared Naaman this Syrian, while not receiving
from his hands what he brought; but as the LORD lives, I will run after him and
take something from him.” When Gehazi got to Naaman, he lied that it
was Elisha who asked him to come for the goods. Naaman gave him more than he
asked for. Unknown to Gehazi, however, God had told Elisha all the transactions
between Gehazi and Naaman. The Satan’s strap finally closed in on Gehazi when
Elisha cursed him and he became a leper. Covetousness and love of money are
silent killers.
MEMORIZE:
2 TIMOTHY 4:5 –But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the
work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
