“The Lord Himself will fight for you.” Exodus 14:14
The idea of an actual devil strikes many people as odd and out dated. The popular trend of our day is to blame problems on genetics, governments and environments. Yet the Bible presents a real and present foe of our faith. His name is Satan. Some call him the Devil. Others call him Beelzebub, Belial, the obstructor, the tempter, the evil one, the accuser, the prince of demons, the ruler of this world or the prince of the power of the air. Whatever name you choose, he is the enemy and he is real.
He is not the cute and harmless character of the cartoons. He is not an imaginary, dark counterpart to the Easter Bunny. He is the invisible yet forceful fallen angel called Lucifer, who desired the high place only God could occupy. He rebelled and disobeyed and wants you and me to do the same .”The devil, your enemy, goes around like a roaring lion looking for someone to eat” (1 Peter 5:8 NCV).
Any person who has dared to draw near to god has felt Satan’s attack.
Satan incites, sifts, persuades, binds, blinds and rules. He has one objective: “to steal, and to kill, and to destroy” (John 10:10)
Satan’s got you in his sights. You are in enemy territory. But the battle is not yours alone. God fights for you.
Max Lucado