Lured

I Peter 5:8 (KJV) Says " Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:"

The above verse of scripture plainly warns us that Satan is constantly around, and that he is looking for people to devour. It tells us that we must be vigilant in watching out for his traps, and uses a roaring lion to indicate the intensity with which he seeks to devour. When we are living a Godly life, it displeases Satan. He would much rather that we forsake God, and follow him. He is therefore, constantly setting traps for us to be snared in. It is up to us to recognize these traps, and thereby not get caught in them.

Satan will do anything he can in order to lure us away from God. He will put people, and things in our path to tempt us. He will create situations that discourage us. He is not beyond doing whatever it takes to cause you to stumble, and fall. In  Matthew 4:1-10 (KJV)  Satan tempts Jesus three times. He offers  Him all the kingdoms in the world and their glory, if He will only bow down to him. Jesus responds to him in verse four by saying "It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." Upon being tempted the second time in verse seven Jesus responds by saying "It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God." The third time Jesus is tempted He responds in verse ten by saying "Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and  Him only shalt thou serve.

Jesus stood firm when Satan tempted Him, and He quoted scripture with which to rebuke him. Matthew 4:11 (KJV) says "Then the devil leaveth Him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto Him." Satan finally got the message that Jesus was not going to be tempted, not by wealth, fame, all the kingdoms of the world, or anything else he offered Him.

We have been given the gift of God's Word, and one of the ways in which we should use it is to resist Satan, and his attempts to come into our lives and wreak havoc. If Satan will tempt Jesus, then we can rest assured he has no problem coming after me and you. Satan will come against you with whatever he thinks will be effective. He will aim at our weaknesses, but we must continue to stand firm in our faith and rebuke him.  We must recognize the traps he sets for us. God and His Word are far more powerful than Satan.  Nothing good ever comes from allowing ourselves to be lured into one of Satan's traps.  Satan is constantly fishing with  shiny new rattletraps, and we are the fish he would love to have take his bait. Have you ever known of anything good that came from a fish taking bait? The first nibble might taste pretty good, but when they reach the hook, things turn ugly. Most of them wind up on someones dinner plate.

When Satan dangles something shiny in front of you don't bite, rebuke him with scripture and move on. Don't allow yourself to be lured in. The more you flee temptation the stronger you'll get, and the less you'll find yourself tempted. Satan will eventually realize that he is wasting his time on you because you are a born again child of God standing steadfast and strong in your faith, and you are armed with God's Word. He will have no choice, but to move on. Remember a Godly life is a rewarding, happy life, and Satan could never offer you anything that could come close to what you have found in your relationship with your Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

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