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Satan's Persistence

And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.  Revelation 20:10

 

God--who cannot lie--assures us that this is what awaits Satan. So why doesn't the Enemy just give up and stop bothering us?

Perhaps he still expects to win. After all, Satan totally rejects everything about God--including His promises. Even in the garden of Eden, Satan rejected God's words and branded God a liar (Genesis 3:1-4). Perhaps Satan still rejects everything God says, even what He says about his own destiny.

But Satan also persists because he has one main goal: to block God's work in any way he can. As long as he is active, people will be deceived into following his way instead of God's way. Even believers can be diverted from God's plan for their life and be content with a lukewarm faith that makes little impact on others.

Yes, someday Satan will be defeated--but in the meantime, we must be on our guard, because, "your adversay the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh  about, seeking whom he may devour" (1 Peter 5:8). Don't be his next victim!

From, HOPE for Each Day: Morning & Evening Devotions, by Billy Graham.