Strategy
#1 - Convince man he is his own god. Trick man into believing he is not
accountable to a Creator. In other words, get man to think the world revolves
around him. Make man think others are either extremely impressed with him; or
they think he is a loser. But either way, it must be all about man. We must turn
his eyes inward rather than upward.
Strategy
#2 - Raise up a bevy of false prophets who propose a variety of alternative
religions. Any religion is OK, as long as it isn't Christianity. Any religious
practices are fine, as long as they don't involve trusting Jesus and following
Him as Lord of all. In fact, use false religion as a weapon against Christianity
by convincing man that as long as the religion box is checked in his life, it
will all turn out fine in the end.
Strategy
#3 - Fan into flame man's sinful desires. Tempt him to give into those desires
so that these habits become addictions driving man further from God. Place
things in man's path which prompt him to compromise any allegiance to God's
Word, and any commitment to holy living. Get man to hate others, hold grudges,
and live with bitterness and resentment. Use lust, greed, jealousy, and every
weapon at your disposal. Hold nothing back. And realize that your greatest
opportunities will occur the moment man steps across any one of God's boundary
lines.
Strategy
#4 - Speaking of God's Word, do whatever it takes to convince man that Scripture
is nothing but a bunch of myths. It is not to be taken literally. Convince man
that only "fundamentalists" are naive enough to believe such a thing. Since
pride is our specialty, use it to incite man to think highly of his knowledge,
as long as it doesn't involve true knowledge of Christ, and a reliance upon
God's Word. We must undermine any confidence man places in the Word of God.
Strategy
#5 - Use science against man. Lead man to think science provides all the answers
he needs in life, and to reject any belief in the supernatural. This includes
rejecting the notion of Satan, angels, miracles, and even God Himself.
Strategy
#6 - Convince man that no one can really know whether or not there is life after
death. Keep man so busy with activities
in this world that he barely has
time to think about deeper issues, such as eternity, and the immortality of the
soul. Get man to view himself the way he views animals. He lives, and dies, and
that's it.
Strategy
#7 - Realize that many human beings will choose to believe heaven
and hell exist. For those
people, do anything necessary to convince them they must earn their way into
heaven. Above all else, distract man from considering the message of salvation
by grace through faith in Christ. No matter what, man must not hear that
message. Do anything which distracts believers from spreading the message of
salvation in your territory.
Well
there you have it. Can you imagine Satan devising such a plan? That is, if he is
real, and God is real, and the cross is man's only hope for salvation. It seems
like it would be an effective plan. Many human beings would become ensnared by
such enticing distractions.
If
such strategies were actually being carried out, there would be plenty of
evidence right before our eyes, right? Well, look carefully in the world today.
What does the evidence suggest to you? Are these 7 strategies for distraction
just an imaginative myth, or reality?
If
you are too blind to see the Saviour today, you probably don't even recognize the
very things which are being used to confuse and distract you. Such is the nature
of spiritual warfare.
Or
did you think the devil was going to show up in a red suit with a pitchfork?
CP. Dan Delzell.
