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Key Bible Verse: Don't try to act important but enjoy the company of ordinary people (Romans 12:16). Bonus Reading: Romans 12:4-5,; 9-10,; 15-18

What kind of Christian does Satan love?

1. He swallows Satan's biggest lie: Satan has been overblown by the nutjobs who see a demon under every rock.
2. He accepts only the tangible. He feels and sees only material things, without eyes to see the spiritual war for his life and the lives of others.
3. He doesn't realize he has weapons. And he doesn't know how, or when to use them. (Read [today's Bonus Reading] for basic weapon training and applications.)
4. He allows Satan to oppress him freely. Swayed by criticism, guilt, doubt, fear, and discouragement, he doesn't put up a fight. He doesn't perceive Satan hindering his growth and effectiveness by nudging him away from spiritual disciplines.
5. He doesn't know Satan's fears. He sees no power in the presence of God, the utterance of His word, and the sound of Jesus' name.
6. He is unaware of his authority by extension from Christ. This man has no orders to convey and act on in spiritual battle.

—Kenny Luck in Dream

My Response: Could I be a materialist in the sense that I'm oblivious to spiritual conflict?

Thought to Apply: Our adversary is a master strategist, forever fogging up our minds with smokescreens.—Charles Swindoll (Pastor & author)

Adapted from Dream (WaterBrook, 2007) by permission.

Copyright © 2007 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integrity magazine. Click here for reprint information on Men of Integrity.

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Prayer for the Week

Deliver me, Lord, from the twin errors of underestimating Satan and being intimidated by him.

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