God’s Protection from the Devil’s Schemes
BY DANIEL ROWLANDS | The devil tempted Jesus to submit to his authority instead of God's, but Jesus answered him back with Scripture. Here are 2 schemes Satan uses against us today.
So that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs. — 2 Corinthians 2:11
God’s word teaches us how the devil works through his three temptations of Jesus in the wilderness (Matt. 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13). Clearly, the devil tempted Jesus to submit to his authority instead of God’s, which is not much different from the schemes the devil unleashes on us. Though our Lord defeated Satan completely and finally at the cross, in this age the devil is still our adversary who “prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour” (1 Pet. 5:8). In fact, starting in the garden of Eden we can learn much about the schemes Satan is still using.
The devil uses doubt to tempt us.
Our first parents, Adam and Eve, fell into the devil’s trap much like many today fall into his traps. We should be wary of the same schemes he used…