How do you view Satan? Does he scare you? Are you afraid of what he may do? Does your fear cause you to bend to his will? Are you tired of living in fear? Have you considered that Satan must answer to God? Do you know that by trusting God you have no reason to fear Satan?
Despite how the movies portray him, Satan is not red with horns and carries a pitchfork. He doesn’t appear as a monster as some movies want to portray him. He is far more cunning than that. He likes to portray himself as someone we can trust.
But Satan must answer to God. We see early in the book of Job that Satan presented himself before God. When God summons him, he has no choice. Satan knows he must submit to God’s governance. He knows he has lost the war with God. His desire is simple. He wants to steal as many people as he can from God. He does that by fooling them, luring them, and tricking them to come to him rather than God.
When we allow ourselves to fall for Satan’s tricks, we lose. If you are like me, you don’t like to lose. The only way to win is to choose God rather than Satan. The battles occur every day. They come as little battles and big battles. Yet, they are all battles, and we have a choice. We can choose to fall for Satan’s schemes, or we can choose to trust in God. Every moment of every day is a choice. Who will we choose?
I pray we all realize Satan must submit to God. I pray we lose our fear of Satan. I pray each one of us will choose to trust in God rather than fall for Satan’s foolish tricks and schemes. Do not fear Satan. Know he must submit to God. Trust God. Know he is always with you. Know God is in control.
Job 2:1 One day the heavenly beings came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord.
Marty Pressey 