“Satan is the greatest intelligence agent in the world. He makes it his business to inquire into your inclinations, thoughts, affections, and plans.
Another of the enemy's methods is to spy on the saint's affairs. Satan is the greatest intelligence agent in the world. He makes it his business to inquire into your inclinations, thoughts, affections, and plans. Then he sets to work accordingly-- finding which way the stream goes, opening the passage of temptation, and cutting the channel to the fall of your affections
Is ambition the lust the heart favors? Such pleasing projects he will put that soul upon! How easily, having first blown him up with vain hopes, he draws him into horrid sins. This is how he hurried Haman, who was willing to do anything to become the prince's favorite, into that bloody plot against the Jews, fatal at last to himself, Ester 7:9-10.
In his approaches to a sensitive soul, Satan uses an especially subtle strategy. When he comes to tempt, he is modest and asks for just a little.” Then he will ask again and again until he has that person trapped.
It is true that compared to us Satan has an IQ of 1,000 but his sin-charred wisdom is no match for God’s omniscience. While Satan is scheming God is listening for our plea for wisdom, and His grace to meet each situation. The Word says when we draw near to God He draws near to us. When we do all of Satan’s best-laid plans are destroyed by the Grace and Glory of the One true God.
Quoted material from, ”The Christian in Complete Armour Daily Readings in Spiritual Warfare” by Gurnall and James S. Bell http://www.moodypublishers.com/
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