You know the devil is your enemy, right, but do you know how he attacks you? Do you know what his game is? Girl, you have to know the battle tactics of the enemy of your soul, the one who comes to kill, steal and destroy every ounce of God’s goodness in your life. You have to know his strategy so you know how to fight back.
We’ve been reading in Revelation where Satan is often called the dragon. Jesus told us our enemy is like a lion. He’s prowls around and he attacks. But did you know when scripture calls him devil, it doesn’t mean some sort of ferocious beast? In Greek, devil is diabolos which means slanderer.
Slanderer. This is one who commits the crime of making false spoken statements damaging a person’s reputation. That’s who your enemy is. He’s a total criminal who lies about you. Now, who is he lying to? Oh, this is about to get good. Check this out!
Revelation 12:11, “For the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to earth – the one who accuses them before our God day and night. And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony.”
The devil, diabolos, the slanderer, is slandering us in the courts of Heaven. At the throne of God, the devil stands and tells constant lies about us to damage how God sees us. He literally accuses us day and night. Think about that.
“She’s not good enough. She can never get it right. She can’t be trusted. She’s not worthy. She’s too weak. She’s too far gone. Don’t you remember what she did? She should never be forgiven for that. Look what a mess she’s made again.”
That is what is happening. This is the devil’s battle tactic. This is his strategy. He will just keep talking bad about you, pointing out all your flaws, all your failures, and everything that is your fault. You see, John is shown the future during the time of Tribulation when Satan is thrown out of Heaven, but that time has not come yet. Satan still has access to the throne. And he uses his access to try and convince God that you’re not worth saving.
And you know what I think happens as a result of him accusing us before God day and night? I believe his demons, the 1/3 of the angels that chose to follow the revolt of Satan, then go out repeating what they’ve heard their master saying. They whisper in your ear those accusations.
Girl, you’re not good enough for this – Just quit.
You’re not important – No one really cares about you.
That’s is too hard for you – Don’t even try.
God can’t really love you – He’s mad at you.
Have you heard them? Of course you have. Now, what are you going to do about them?
God shows us what he does. He ignores it. He is absolutely unshaken by everything the devil has to say about you. He’s unbothered by it all. God knows his thoughts about you. He KNOWS and he will not be convinced otherwise. The Lord says in Jeremiah 29:11, “FOR I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” The NKJV says it like this, “For I KNOW THE THOUGHTS I think toward you.” God’s thoughts about you and plans for you are not disturbed by the slanderous accusations of the devil.
So why are yours? Why are your thoughts about you disturbed by the whispers of the demons? Why are your plans affected by the fear they spread?
There’s no one that can keep pestering and asking like a 3 year old. We’re hosting our annual Poppy and Franny Camp this month for our 3 year old grandson, Maverick. So far in less than 1 week, we’ve completely mastered potty training, we’ve broken our addiction to screens, and we’re discovering he is one incredible tiny human with a world of potential in him.