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Is Satan real?
Message
#2 (of 20) from the PrayerPower radio series
Before we can take Jesus’ admonition to pray for deliverance from the evil one seriously, we must understand that Satan is a real enemy, and spiritual warfare is going on all around us--whether we’re aware of it or not. Jesus knew Satan is a powerful adversary. He was there when Satan fell like lightning from heaven [Luke 10:18]. And Jesus made it clear that Satan has authority on earth--as both the ruler and prince of this world [John 12:31,14:30, 15:30-31, 16:11]. Jesus experienced Satan personally during His forty days in the wilderness [Matthew 4:1-11]. Matthew tells us the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil, and he describes these real temptations and Satan’s defeat. Jesus knew Satan would come after us as well, so He taught us to pray that our Father would deliver us from the evil one [Matthew 6:13], and He personally prayed for our protection [John 17:11,14]. Many times Jesus warned about Satan’s interference in our lives. In one parable He taught, "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away... The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil." [Matthew 13:24-30, 38-39] While everyone was sleeping, the enemy came and was never noticed. Just as he’ll come today.
Pray with me now -- Father, sometimes it’s hard to believe Satan is real because we can’t see evil spirits. Open our spiritual eyes, in Jesus’ name, amen.
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