Satan is No Excuse

Scripture 1 Chron 21:1 Now Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.

Observation: Throughout the Bible Satan is trying to get God’s people to sin and is very effective except for Jesus. Satan over and over again tried to tempt Jesus with no success. So to say that Satan is tempting me is no excuse as it was for David. David had to still pay the penalty for his sin. We always have a way out from Satan’s temptations is that is to go to God in prayer and to have Him fight for us. Joab tried to talk David out of counting the people because he knew it was a sin against God and I believe God might have put Joab in David’s path to prevent David from doing just that. Satan is always on the prowl like a lion waiting to see who devour next, do not take this lightly it will draw you away from God and His will for our life.

Application: Realize that each day Satan and his demons are trying to draw me away from God and His purpose for my life. That this life is a fight and I can’t win on my own that only my Lord can defeat this enemy and to be aware of his schemes. I can’t give in to my temptations because I believe these temptations are coming from the enemy and there will be a price to pay if I do give in. If I’m going to glorify God I must listen and obey Him only. I must have only one Master.

Prayer: My Lord you are my Master and my God and you alone rule me life. Help me Lord for I am weak and can’t fight Satan on my own strength. I need you always to be victorious in this life, the enemy is too strong for me and I want to bring glory to your name. You deserve the best I can give, please take all distractions away.