The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil. 1 John 3:8b NASB
The Devil is our enemy, and we are the devil's enemy!
It's personal.
We personally hate each other!
He deliberately opposes us when we seek God's will.
We deliberately oppose Satan in doing God's will!
In other words, if you are deliberately trying to do something good, the devil is actively, personally, and purposely trying to stop you.
- If you are a husband trying to be faithful to your wife, the devil is actively trying to get you to be unfaithful to her.
- If you are a mother actively trying to teach your children the ways of God, the devil is actively trying negate your godly teaching and example.
Satan is our enemy because he is God's enemy.
But we are also Satan's enemy because he is God's enemy.
Do you see the subtle difference in those two sentences?
Not only is Satan actively opposing us,
but we should be actively opposing him, just as Jesus actively opposed him.
Whatever the devil is doing, we are undoing!
It's like in a movie I saw about Hitler and the Nazis.
I remember a scene where a fighter plane was doing patrols. The pilot spotted a train carrying supplies for Hitler's armies. So what did the pilot do? Destroy the trains!
In fact, the pilots consistently took every opportunity to hinder their enemy.
If they found a Nazi factory, they destroyed it.
Knowingly.
Willingly.
Deliberately.
What about you and me?
Do we deliberately seek out the works of the devil to destroy them, in the name of Jesus, and by the power and leading of the Holy Spirit?
We would if we perceived ourselves in real warfare with a real enemy that hates us, AND THAT WE HATE BACK!
Of course we don't fight him as if we can take him alone.
But what army does that?
What real soldier, apart from stupid Rambo movies, acts alone, without a plan, without back up?
Today, right now, we should be actively destroying the works of the devil in the name of Jesus.
Our lives should be such that our very existence hinders Satan!
From this point on, let's seek ways to hinder our enemy!
To undo whatever he does!
To destroy the works of the devil!
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