"If he could, he
would not leave one of Christ's flock alive. Such is the height of his malice
against God, whom he hates with a perfect hatred.
Your heart may
break, like Lamech's, with the weight of your sorrow. But unfortunately their
rescue is out of your hands. What a grief to your spirit to see them on the
road to hell and know you paid the toll, yet not be able to call them back!
Even after you are dead and gone, your sins may be perpetuated in those who are
alive, generation after generation.
Devils are maliciously
and incessantly wicked. Fallen angels are not just incidentally or occasionally
wicked, but willfully and constantly wicked. The devil's name, "wicked
one," denotes his spiteful nature, his desire to vex and harass others. He
draws souls to sin, not because he tastes any sweetness or finds any profit in
such enterprise. He has too much light to have any real joy or peace in sin. He
knows his doom, and trembles at the thought of it. Yet his spiteful nature
drives him mercilessly. He is as bloodthirsty for souls as a mad dog for sheep.
The difference is that the dog will finally drop in exhaustion, whereas Satan
never tires of his work as a butcher of souls.
Though he toils
for the eternal damnation of every soul, the devil's open vengeance is most
often directed toward the saints. If he could, he would not leave one of
Christ's flock alive. Such is the height of his malice against God, whom he
hates with a perfect hatred. And because he cannot reach Him with a direct
blow, he strikes at Him secondhand through the saints. He knows that the life
of God is in a very real sense bound up in theirs. If you are even now feeding
in God's green pastures and drinking from the well of His mercy, beware. Satan
is sure to attack. He knows the honor God receives on this earth is directly
related to the flow of His mercy. He therefore labors to build a dam with his
wicked deeds that will stop the flow of mercy to the saints. This is the worst
that can be said of these wicked demons: They maliciously spite God, and in
God, the glory of His mercy.”
As Christians we may not relate to this level of evil, but our news is
full with stories of those who have allowed hatred to grow and destroy
themselves and all that God had for them. Stop anger, resentment, pride and all
that drives us away from God so that it may not grow and choke out the life of
Christ within you. Remember how very much Jesus loves you!
Quoted material from, ”The Christian in Complete
Armour Daily Readings in Spiritual Warfare” by Gurnall and James S Bell.
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