The Strategy of Satan by Wiersbe Warren W

Author:Wiersbe, Warren W. [Wiersbe, Warren W.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Spiritual & Religion
ISBN: 9781414370705
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Published: 2011-11-10T16:00:00+00:00

4.2 Satan’s Weapon

Accusation

When Satan talks to you about God, he lies. But when he talks to God about you, he sometimes tells the truth! He is “the accuser of our brethren.” He has access to heaven, to the very throne of God; and there he reminds God of the condition of his saints. You and I know about this accusation because we feel it in our own heart and conscience.

“See what Abraham just did! He lied about his wife!”

“Did you see what David did? He committed adultery with his neighbor’s wife, and then killed her husband! Judge him! Judge him!”

“Were you listening, God? Did you just hear Peter curse and swear and deny your Son three times? Are you going to let him get away with that?”

It is important that we learn to distinguish between Satan’s accusations and the Spirit’s conviction. A feeling of guilt and shame is a good thing if it comes from the Spirit of God. If we listen to the devil, it will only lead to regret and remorse and defeat.

When the Spirit of God convicts you, he uses the Word of God in love and seeks to bring you back into fellowship with your Father. When Satan accuses you, he uses your own sins in a hateful way, and he seeks to make you feel helpless and hopeless. Judas listened to the devil and went out and hanged himself. Peter looked at the face of Jesus and wept bitterly, but later came back into fellowship with Christ.

When you listen to the devil’s accusations (all of which may be true), you open yourself up to despair and spiritual paralysis. “My situation is hopeless!” I have heard more than one Christian exclaim, “I’m too far gone—the Lord could never take me back.” When you have that helpless, hopeless feeling, you can be sure Satan is accusing you.

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