5. He will try to snatch the Word from nonbelievers who hear it.
That strategy shouldn’t surprise us, of course. Jesus told us that would happen (Matt. 13:18). What we need to realize is the intensity of the battle in somebody’s heart when the gospel is preached.
6. He wants your church to expect God to bless them always.
The blessing of prosperity is a popular assumption among believers today, but the Bible doesn’t bear out that teaching. Job walked with God, and he lost everything he had at first (Job 1-2). Paul was God’s apostle extraordinaire, and still God refused to free him from a thorn in the flesh (2 Cor. 12:7-10). Our responsibility is to trust Him when the blessings are hard to find.
7. No Transformation
He doesn’t mind if we gather as long as we don’t really listen to the gospel. He doesn’t even mind our preaching against sin as long as it’s somebody else’s sin. He’s not alarmed if we have great fellowship as long as that fellowship is self-centered and inwardly focused. And he doesn’t get stressed if we have a “powerful worship service” as long as our life on Monday is unchanged.
Where are you most susceptible to Satanic attack? Pray now that he will not win in your life this weekend.
