The Way Satan Steals Your Heart

These are some of the ways that Satan uses to get your eyes off of the True King. This is the reason that Hebrews tells us when we take our eyes off of Him and we become discouraged to “lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.” (Hebrews 12:12, 13). Then we are told to look diligently “unto Jesus” (Vv. 13, 14).

II. HE TRIES TO CHALLENGE YOUR FAITH. (Vv. 5, 6)

Faith is substance (Hebrews 11:1). As Christians we cannot properly operate without faith. For with faith we are told that it is impossible to please God. Satan knows this and will attempt to get us operating outside the realm of faith. He is good at this, for he has had much practice. He does this by getting us to question the Word of God.

A. By Causing You to CONSIDER Which Will Then Cause You to Stagger. (V. 5)

Satan tries to lure you into his trap while causing you to consider his way verses the Way of the True King. After he spoke lies to the subjects of his father King David, he would put forth his hand and took the hand of the one who was offering him obeisance, and would kiss him. This was a way of gaining the favor and the acceptance of those who approached him.

Satan will do whatever it takes to lure you to the point of considering him. Every time one begins to consider an alternative to Truth, that person is making himself vulnerable to defeat or destruction. Abraham teaches us this truth by his example: “And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb: He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God:” (Romans 4:19,20). When one is operating in the arena of faith, he moves only by faith and not by sight. Had Abraham been moving only by sight, he would not have done anything but stagger while thinking upon the idea that he would be able to father a child in his old age. He was therefore “strong in faith”…

B. By Causing You to COMPARE Which Will Cause You to STOP. (V. 5)

Absalom was drawing attention to himself causing the subjects of David to make a comparison. They could have seen the charisma of this “new king to be” and said, “He is young and available to help us. This teaches us that Satan can put things before us that will be appealing to the eye causing us to question our faith. There are many movements that are out there in the religious world which are painting “Old Time Religion” as a fading, fragile relic of the past. I have come too far to swap in what has gotten me to where I am. I am still content with the hymns that tell about the blood and the Book. I thank God for a Bible that may seem old and antiquated to some who now prefer a sleeker and a slimmer model, but I am going to stick with the Classic. The old King James Bible has done me quite well and I will trust it to the very end!

III. HE TRIES TO STEAL YOUR HEART SO THAT HE CAN CONTROL YOUR FUTURE. (v. 6)