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Satan on Earth
“No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light” (2 Cor. 11:14, NASB).
As we all know so well, Satan’s fall didn’t impact only heaven but affected earth, as well, and his fall and rebellion in heaven are manifested here on earth in what we call “the great controversy.” It’s real, it’s bitter, and it involves all of us.
Read Revelation 12:7–12. What is this passage talking about, and what caution—and at the same time, hope—can we take from these verses?
Fortunately, because of the Cross, because of what Jesus completed for us there, we know how it will turn out in the end. Victory is assured for all who are covered in the robes of Christ’s perfection. Hence, Satan works diligently to try to keep as many as possible from finding the saving righteousness that guarantees them a place in eternity.
Read again 2 Corinthians 11:14, paying close attention to the context in which Paul is writing. What important message should we take from this passage for ourselves?
Satan works in various ways to deceive us, to turn us from a saving relationship with Christ, and he’s not averse to using other professed Christians to do just that. Indeed, that often can be his most effective ploy.
Spiritual danger lurks all around us (1 Pet. 5:8). The important thing for all of us to remember, however, is that we’re dealing with a defeated foe: the devil has lost, his ruin is sure, his reign will end. Yet, in and of ourselves we cannot fight him and win. Our only hope and strength are found in the One who has defeated him already, and that is Jesus. His victory is ours, as long as we claim it for ourselves in faith and obedience.
What are the subtle ways the devil can slowly but surely, step by step, undermine our faith if we are not careful? What day-by-day choices can we make to ensure that he doesn’t succeed?
| THURSDAY | April 7 |
“No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light” (2 Cor. 11:14, NASB).
As we all know so well, Satan’s fall didn’t impact only heaven but affected earth, as well, and his fall and rebellion in heaven are manifested here on earth in what we call “the great controversy.” It’s real, it’s bitter, and it involves all of us.
Read Revelation 12:7–12. What is this passage talking about, and what caution—and at the same time, hope—can we take from these verses?
Fortunately, because of the Cross, because of what Jesus completed for us there, we know how it will turn out in the end. Victory is assured for all who are covered in the robes of Christ’s perfection. Hence, Satan works diligently to try to keep as many as possible from finding the saving righteousness that guarantees them a place in eternity.
Read again 2 Corinthians 11:14, paying close attention to the context in which Paul is writing. What important message should we take from this passage for ourselves?
Satan works in various ways to deceive us, to turn us from a saving relationship with Christ, and he’s not averse to using other professed Christians to do just that. Indeed, that often can be his most effective ploy.
Spiritual danger lurks all around us (1 Pet. 5:8). The important thing for all of us to remember, however, is that we’re dealing with a defeated foe: the devil has lost, his ruin is sure, his reign will end. Yet, in and of ourselves we cannot fight him and win. Our only hope and strength are found in the One who has defeated him already, and that is Jesus. His victory is ours, as long as we claim it for ourselves in faith and obedience.
What are the subtle ways the devil can slowly but surely, step by step, undermine our faith if we are not careful? What day-by-day choices can we make to ensure that he doesn’t succeed?
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