Phil Roberton's GOD IS NOT DEAD 5- Day DevotionalExemplo

 Murder, death, destruction—these are Satan’s chief means of separating humans from God. Can’t you see his work all around you? . . . We’ve been enslaved by the power of the evil one, the murderer of all murderers.

But look here: if Satan can’t kill you immediately, he has other tools at his disposal. He’ll imprison you in your own desires or use your intellect against you until you go down to death. Drugs, alcohol, illicit sex, greed, false beliefs (like “God is dead”)—these are among the tools Satan uses to keep us in bondage, to keep us from experiencing the freedom of God’s kingdom before we take our last breath. Paul is clear about the tools of Satan, the tools he calls “the works of the flesh”. . . .

Scripture is likewise clear about the primary influencer of our works of the flesh, our sins. As John wrote, “He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning” (1 John 3:8a, nkjv). And his temptations toward sin aren’t just random or willy-nilly. He operates a highly-organized crime syndicate, a ring of demons whose only goal is to pull us toward desire, and ultimately, destruction. As Paul reminds us, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (Eph. 6:12).

Look around. . . . Don’t you see Satan’s influence at work around you? The entertainment industry mocks religion and celebrates perversity. Universities teach the death of God and Satan with scientific precision. Physicians and psychologists tell us that when we die, the lights go out forever. Sin, the works of our flesh—can there be any question that Satan is alive and well in our country? And when you remove Christ from the public square, from courthouses and schools, when you bar truth from its institutions, should it come as a surprise that the Devil steps in to fill the void?