Satan’s Devices

Scripture I forgive whatever needs to be forgiven…so that Satan will not outsmart us. For we are familiar with his evil schemes. ~2 Corinthians 2:10-11. NLT Quote Study the scriptures: in them alone will we get the insight we need to withstand the evil one. ~Martyn Lloyd Jones The NKJV translated noēma {schemes} ‘devices’. It is also…

Watch Out!

Scripture Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. ~ Peter 5:8, NLT Quote Self is the god of unhappiness. ~Lorenzo Scupoli One of the things that makes my heart sick is to know that Satan has used me. Peter felt this same sickness when he rebuked Jesus for talking about His death…But…

Our Enemy

Scripture Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. ~1 Peter 5:8, NASB Quote My main ambition in life is to be on the devil’s most wanted list. ~Leonard Ravenhill We do have an adversary, the devil also known as Satan…

Loving God’s Word

Scripture  For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man.  ~Romans 7:22, NKJV Quote The devil loves sin. It is his nature to take pleasure in sin and in tempting others to sin. ~Martyn Lloyd Jones How simple is the quote above? I don’t think any true believer will take issue…

Christianity And Morality

Scripture The Pharisee stood and was praying these things to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. ~Luke 18:11, LSB Quote Those who do not think about their own sins make up for it by thinking incessantly about the sins of…

The Forces Of Darkness

Scripture One day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them. The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming {prowling} throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.” Quote It is never good, but the defection from good, that is the…

The Main Thing

Scripture Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and he will give you everything you need. ~Luke 12:31, NLT Quote The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. ~Ike Reighard When you boil it all down, life consist in what you love most. There is something in your life that…

A Lost World, Living In Darkness

Scripture “I am the Light of the world. If you follow Me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.” ~John 8:12, NLT Quote The only sin that God will not forgive is rejecting Jesus Christ His Son. ~Billy Graham {Wisdom for Each Day, p.236} My…

Spiritual Warfare

  Scripture  We are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. ~Ephesians 6:12, NLT Quote Stick your perceived enemies with a knife: if they bleed, they are not your enemy. ~Jack Taylor…

The Father Of Lies

Scripture He [devil] has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies. ~John 8:44, NLT Quote The lie of the serpent in Eden was this…”If we obey God fully we will be miserable, that rich living lies…