Then the devil led Jesus to the holy city of Jerusalem and put him on a high place of the Temple. The devil said, “If you are the Son of God, jump down, because it is written in the Scriptures:
‘He has put his angels in charge of you.
They will catch you in their hands
so that you will not hit your foot on a rock.’” Psalm 91:11–12
Jesus answered him, “It also says in the Scriptures, ‘Do not test the Lord your God.’”
Did you know that Satan is very crafty and cunning? He does come to us in the horribly disfigured red hideous creature that we have been led to believe. If he did, would we be willing to talk with him? Satan is cunning, clever and comes to us in ways we will willingly listen. Sometimes pretending to be a close and caring friend ("I'm sorry your marriage isn't working out, but I have a friend who would love to meet you. It's okay because you're SO miserable." Or "It's okay to take stuff. After all, this is a HUGE company with gazillions of dollars, so who's going to know?")
We must be diligent and we must always be prepared. He will come to us as an angel of light but that veneer will quickly fade when we can also remind him what Abba's Word says. The Apostle Paul reminds us in Corinthians 11:14, "Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light." We MUST be strong, prepared and armed to the teeth with Scripture! Not just the words of Scripture but with the strength of knowing it is Abba's words to us.
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