Satan, Your Enemy, Will Always Find Someone To Call You A Loser!

LOSER! You are nothing but a loser! Have you ever heard someone call you that? Did you believe it?

Or how about this phrase: You know, because you do this, you are not much of a Christian. You call yourself a Christian but I don't see it when you do this...

Usually that person hates themselves, what they are inside under the veneer they portray to those around them. They bully to make themselves feel better, superior. They will lie, cheat, hate, and do all within their power to make others miserable, all the while knowing what they really are and hiding under a veneer of a NICE GUY! They will lie to you, about you all the while appearing as a friend, a mate, a relative, you name it. They live what they think are secret lives. They might convince others to believe them, but only for a while because they are miserable individuals with miserable lives and it will show through eventually. Romans 12:19 says:Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY," says the Lord.


Child of God, you belong to the ONE TRUE KING! You may lose a battle and have some regrets in your life, but that does not define who you are. In Christ, you have been changed and set free. The Holy Spirit has sealed you until the day of Redemption...PERIOD(Ephesians 4:30) You are no longer condemned for your past, your present, your future. 

Romans 8:34-39 says: 

34 who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was [a]raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. 

35 Who will separate us from the love of [b]Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 

36 Just as it is written, “For Your sake we are being put to death all day long;

We were considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”

37 But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. 

38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 

39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

If you meant the prayer of repentance and acceptance of Jesus Christ as your Savior YOU ARE SET FREE! Once you understand what an AMAZING GRACE you have received because of God the Father's sacrificial Lamb once of all, you will desire HIM above all things this earth has to offer...does it mean you will never sin again? No, we are human and frail in some of our abilities to withstand the world, the flesh, and the devil, but we will constantly strive toward the mark, for perfection in Christ...because He is perfection! We have been made perfect in Him. We will bear fruit in our lives that others can see who we serve. When I mess up and the enemy accuses me, my Lord reminds Satan of who I am in Him...positioned as righteous. 

In 2 Corinthians 5:21 the Bible says, “He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” This verse is talking about how Jesus became sin (on the cross) so that we can now be righteous. Is Jesus positionally righteous? No, He is literally righteous. We have the righteousness that Jesus has, so if Jesus is literally righteous, so are we. This is letting the Bible interpret the Bible. This is one beautiful exchange that took place at Calvary.

If we look to our actions to see if we are right with God, we will become disappointed. We will think things like, “we aren’t literally righteous. That is just the way God sees us. Our position is one of righteousness, but our condition is that we are unrighteous.” The truth is that it is not just something that only God sees. In other words our standing with God is very literal. When we get to heaven, we need to have right standing with God to stand before him. Because we have this, we have fellowship with him. God wants you to rest your head peacefully tonight knowing you are safe in His arms. Righteousness is not about our good works or some figurative imagination, it is real.

So, who is this Satan? Why does he fool so many?

Whether you have become a Christian or not, you have a powerful enemy you have never seen. His name is Satan, otherwise known as the devil. You don't believe he's real? That doesn't change a thing, and only makes his job easier. When people think he's only a cute little cartoon character with horns and a pointed tail, they certainly aren't going to be on their guard against him.

Who is he, and where did he come from? He is a fallen angel, who was cast out of Heaven. And he is not alone.

And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. The dragon and his angels waged war, and they were not strong enough, and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven. And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. (Revelations 12:7-9)

He and his fellow satanic spirits are your enemies because they are determined to keep you out of the place they will never return to. Satan will work every angle he possibly can to accomplish this task. If you are not a Christian, he will attempt to keep you from becoming one. And if you are a Christian, he will do everything in his power to turn you away from following Christ.

Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. (1 Peter 5:8)

He is a formidable foe. He has had thousands of years of experience deceiving human beings, and you are no match for him. For those who are not under the protection of God as His children, we can offer you no advice as to how you can be safe from his damaging influence except to become born-again believers. For believers, we offer the following as a help in dealing with your spiritual adversary.

First of all, it always helps to know your enemy and his traits.

He is not human, but he often uses humans to carry out his deeds.

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. (Ephesians 6:12)

Part of the challenge of being a successful Christian is learning to live on the spiritual plane when you've been so used to living for the most part only on the physical plane. You must become skilled at defeating the incursions of demonic spirits on the plane they exist upon through the power of God within you.

He is not omniscient, omnipresent, or omnipotent

In a word, he is not God. While he is indeed intensely powerful and the very fount of evil influence in this world, don't ascribe to him more power than he actually has.

He can appear to be something he is not

No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. (2 Corinthians 11:14)

He may come to you in the form of a proponent of Christianity, a friend of God. You must learn to discern between his spirit and the Spirit of the Lord by leaning on the latter to guide you and give you understanding.

He will attempt to twist God's words

And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'? You surely will not die! For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." (Genesis 3:1,4-5)

He will attempt to deceive with words even the words of the Bible, and attempt to make them mean something altogether different than God intended. Again, discernment between God's Spirit and the spirit of Satan is critical.

He is a liar

...for he is a liar and the father of lies. (John 8:44)

Knowing the Bible and heeding the warnings of the Spirit of God are our weapons against his chicanery.

Once knowing your foe, you are in a better position to defeat him. The key thing

to remember is this: Let God deal with him. 

As I stated before, you cannot overcome him with your own strength and wisdom. When he knocks on your door to attack you, discourage you, tempt you, or whatever, don't answer it. Let the Lord meet him and conquer him.

Many believers get into trouble by failing to heed this simple advice. They will instead invite Satan in, offer him a seat on the couch, and begin to converse with him. Bad idea. Don't give him the time of day. Ignore him. The Bible tells us, "Resist the devil and he will flee from you" (James 4:7). It works. Be consistent in your refusal to be drawn into conversation with him.

And here's something more that mature Christians use that really annoys him: Laugh at his tactics once you perceive them. Thomas Moore of the sixteenth century wrote, "The Devil, the proud spirit, cannot endure to be mocked." He wants to be worshipped and feared, so when we afford him no respect and let him know he is a loser destined for Hell, he leaves in anger. New believers should avoid this tactic as he is more likely to launch a fearsome attack on those who have offended his dignity, but who are not yet skilled at spiritual warfare. You will learn as you live in Christ and study your Bible how to conduct spiritual warfare as outlined in Ephesians 6:10-20.

So how can you know whether it's Satan or God speaking to you? This isn't easy for new believers. All kinds of thoughts can be swirling around in their minds, and they often have difficulty discerning who is speaking to them. But you can learn whose voice is whose, and it's critical that you do.

Satan tends to harangue(tirade). He is loud. He is grating. He often repeats his insinuations and poisonous suggestions and demands over and over and over. His voice is often that of the individual that I mentioned at the top of this post.

You feel a sense of unease when he is talking to you. And if you stop and really consider what he is urging you to think or do, you will see that it isn't leading toward God and holiness. He will come up with a thousand angles as to why you shouldn't obey God, and isn't above contradicting himself in hopes of finally getting you to bite down on his poison pill.

God speaks with a singular, quiet voice. He doesn't repeat Himself until time has passed and you have yet to heed Him. Even then, He will never enter into a tirade. He always speaks in agreement with the Bible, never against it. His words lead you toward light and good. His words either from the word of God or from his children build up, rather than tear down. And you will sense His presence when He is speaking.

All this takes time to learn. You will make mistakes. But don't despair, just keep pressing on, always calling on God for wisdom to better meet Satan's challenges in the future. Our wounds are not meant for defeat but to learn of GOD's AWESOME POWER. Be always mindful that, "greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world" (1 John 4:4). Keep your hand in Christ's, and no one that rises against you will ever prevail.

Here is a song by Matthew West to help you remember who you are:
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See you next blog,

Ted