Whether Christians realize it or not, they’re engaged in a spiritual battle. Satan is an unrelenting opponent of all those who love and worship God. He’s always alert and working to attack believers. For this reason, we need to be acutely aware, discerning, and READY to resist him and his tactics to deceive us.
Unless we know and understand how Satan works to destroy believers, it will be impossible to withstand his evil attacks. Satan has character traits that all believers must be able to discern, otherwise, he goes to work to destroy the fruit that comes from a life that desires to glorify God.
The Christian who’s defeated by sin can’t glorify the Lord with a godly life. Additionally, a defeated believer can’t bear “good fruit” and has no power to overcome evil. Remaining defeated is a serious spiritual condition. So serious in fact, that it’s a matter of life and death for the believer. We wouldn’t take a serious disease so lightly, yet countless Christians are casual about the sin they’ve fallen into. If everyone around them is living the same way, they may come to believe its normal to give in to sin and temptation. No matter if we’ve naïve or casual about sinning against God, Satan will always remain the same. Never forget that Satan is unrelenting in his commitment to destroy every Christian’s existence and positive testimony in Christ Jesus.
Here are twelve characteristics to help you become more aware of Satan’s tactics to deceive and destroy you.
CHARACTERISTICS OF SATAN
1. Satan was created by God but is not equal to God. (Proverbs 16:4)
2. He defies God and despises all truth. (John 8:44)
3. He was given limited power. Only God has all-power. (Job 1:8-12)
4. He commands a hierarchy of demons. (Eph. 6:10-12)
5. He masquerades as “an angel of light.” (2 Cor. 11:14-15)
6. He plans to steal, kill, and destroy. (John 10:10)
7. He rules the masses outside God’s protection. (Eph. 2:1-3)
8. He’s always looking for an “opportune time” to tempt us. (Luke 4:13)
9. He tries to hide the actual truth about our God. (2 Cor. 4:3-4)
10. He offers counterfeit promises he can’t fulfill. (Gen. 3:4-5)
11. He twists Scriptures to fit his purposes. (Gen. 3:1-5)
12. He will suffer the fate he deserves. (Revelation 20:10)
WISDOM BRINGS FREEDOM MINISTRIES by Lilliet Garrison 