DON'T BE IGNORANT

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Text :  2Co 2:11  

Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices .

A number of times, people call the devil names like 'foolish' or 'stupid'. Yes, the devil may be a liar, he  may be evil, wicked and every thing bad but he is not stupid. As a matter of fact he is wise,  that is why we are told to be as wise as serpent. 

"Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves."Mat 10:16. 

The word "wise" in this verse means to be intelligent. That is, the devil is intelligent (howbeit in a bad sense).

So it is dangerous to have a wrong conception of your archenemy. We are enjoined not to be ignorant of the devices of the devil. This statement implies two things:

1. There is a possibility that you can be ignorant of the devil's devices. It is often said that ignorance is never an excuse anywhere. Yet many are being plagued left, right, center by the devil's manipulations but they are totally unaware of it. 

That you are unaware of the fact that you are in a battle doesn't make the battle less fierce, it only makes you more vulnerable to losing the battle.  In all you do GET UNDERSTANDING. Proverbs 4:7.

May God give you sight to see the manipulations of the enemy in your life so you can be rightly positioned for victory. 

2. Devil has devices. The second and equally important thing you must note is that the devil has devices.  Note that the Bible didn't say '.device'-singular, rather it says 'devices'- plural. That is,  if you win him in one device,  he may come using another. 

May you receive the Grace to overcome the enemy on all fronts in Jesus name. 

 One of the definitions of 'device' says "it is a project or scheme, often designed to deceive." So when the bible told us not to be ignorant of the devil's devices, it's simply saying you should not be ignorant of the schemes of the devil.

 *I put to naught every project and scheme of the devil in your life in Jesus name.* 

Bible reading: Matthew 4:1-11

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