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UNDERSTANDING THE DEVICES (STRATEGIES) OF SATAN.
MOMENT OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL
"... Communicating His Spirit ..."
Thursday 30th June, 2022
TITLE: UNDERSTANDING THE DEVICES (STRATEGIES) OF SATAN...
TEXT: 2 CORINTHIANS 2:11
"Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: FOR WE ARE NOT IGNORANT OF HIS DEVICES".
*SPIRITUAL NUGGET:*
" WHEN YOU ARE SENSITIVE AND WISE ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND THE DEVICES AND STRATEGIES OF SATAN, YOU CAN EASILY MEANDER HIS MANIPULATIONS AND TRAPS WHENEVER HE STRIKES..."
*LET'S GO DEEPER:*
God's topmost and greatest desire for His Church is for us to be more WISER AND SENSITIVE in the SPIRIT more than The children of darkness. YES! The reason why alot of Believers are still being victimized and under the mercy of SATAN'S strategy and devices is because they haven't yet gain mastery over his operations. Now listen, you must understand that there is a level you can rise to in the dimensions of God that you will begin to live your life as if Satan is not existing. I mean, this is the realm whereby you become fully in charge and in command based on the depth and revelation of God's Word that you have dived into. Galatians 2:2 says, "... For I WENT UP (ABOVE SATAN'S STRATEGIES) BY REVELATION..." (Emphasized). It takes the Spirit of revelation to fully comprehend and understand the Manipulative skills and agenda of Satan and escape it whenever it shows up. Revelation puts you on top. This was what Apostle Paul meant when praying for the Ephesus Church saying, "That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all PRINCIPALITIES and POWERS ..." (Eph. 1:17-21). This is God's desire for us.
You see, the essence of This prayer is for our eyes to be fully opened into DEEPER REALITIES in the SPIRIT so that we will not be IGNORANT about the devices of Satan. Why because, "THE god (SATAN) of this world has blinded the eyes of many not to see the glorious gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ..." (2 Cor. 4:4). Now, how can we recognize the devices of Satan? Simple his DEVICES comes through DISTRACTIONS AND FLESHLY ENTICEMENT. Satan in his craftiness uses sweet, captivating and enticing lucre to entice you into LUSTS. Satan is crafty and ancient in nature. He knows what your FLESH wants. He KNOWS how to satisfy and appeal Your FLESHLY LUSTS, so therefore he sends distractions (Which are his devices and traps) just to entangle you into the darkness and IMMORALITY. This is why as a Believer, you must be very careful of the kind of things you desire. Be careful of the things you give yourself to. Learn to discern in the SPIRIT when Satan is after you, because not all that glitters are gold. Not all seemingly Job opportunities and open doors that comes your way are BLESSINGS from God, emphatically NO! Some are TRAP (STRATEGY) of Satan to disconnect you from God.
*ACTION POINT:*
This is why the scriptures admonishes us to, "TEST ALL SPIRITS WHETHER THEY ARE OF GOD..." Why because, Satan is a great deciever. He is a master of the FLESH Realm. He has all the equipment based and paraphernalia to lure you into babylon and his dark government. He has alot of products on display to make you choose The wrong path that leads to Destruction. Don't be carried away by those wrong distractions from Satan. Learn to be sensitive and discerning in the SPIRIT to know when God is moving and when Satan is also moving. May God's Spirit rest upon you STRONG in Jesus Name, Amen!
*FURTHER STUDY:*
2 Corinthians 4:1-6, 10:1-12, 11:10-13, Ephesians 6:10-20
*PRAYER:*
Holy Spirit, open my eyes into DEEPER REALITIES in the SPIRIT and grant me the Grace for discernment in the Name of Jesus Christ.
*BIBLE STUDY PLAN:*
Jeremiah 45:1-10, Acts 25:10-end.