Loosing sight of the enemy

Its been a long long time since I've heard, talked, read or even spell this word... and particularly, its gonna be the first time I'm using it on my blog. Little of him has been discussed even in churches, to many his name brings an aura of fear... though we know we should not fear for the battle has already been won... he has become invisible in our thoughts, but still he's very real, just that often times we forget...

Ok by now... some of you would have been asking who "he" refers to... "he" as I wanna put it is such a low-life that does not deserve a capital letter if the word he begins in a sentence though it defies the laws of written English. he is namely satan..
Oh yeah... gotta credit David Choong for the book "God at Work". It struck me here that there is the existence of evil at work too...

satanism has been so gorily depicted in films, stories and even tales of old so much so that it has veiled us from seeing his true nature that many of us have forgotten about... the great deceiver (well, ok didn't really want to put the word great there also... hehe... giving too much credit).
It has been made so "Obvious" that the subtle is neglected. This is also a LIE in itself.

But its true that he is like a roaring lion awaiting for his victims to be defenseless then devour...
he is so much a part of our society today and all that goes on in our mundane lives yet we cannot see him nor see his evil deeds...
The phrase "power of good and evil" seems only to exist in our fairy tales... there's no realistically tangible evidence in our everyday lives...

Today we see the power of evil is also at work in our lives, yet it most often goes unnoticed.
Ever heard a whisper in your head telling you to do something you shouldn't?
Ever thought of cheating in even the little tests?
Ever thought of getting away with not paying for your meal?
Ever thought of giving a bribe to your friendly neighbourhood traffic policeman?
Ever thought of putting the blame on your little brother and getting away with it?

What are his fiery darts?
The enemy doesn't just lunges big hoops of flames causing us to instantly crash and burn, but they hits us fiery darts and lets us slowly bleed to our death. These darts are called LIES.
Lies is the deadliest weapon because it confuses the mind and hurts the soul. Lies puncture our armors slowly, doesn't seem to hurt or bothers us at first. Probably feel a sting or two and we feel uncomfortable about something being said or done to others. But if we don't find the root of why we do certain things that we know it is NOT right yet we allow ourselves to "indulge", we will never be able to identify that these are lies we live by and commit ourselves to discipline.
One of the biggest lie today is Self Deception. When we deceive ourselves, we can even repel rebuke. We will turn a deaf ear to correction and we continue to walk in a path we think its "right".

"Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins." James 4:17

When individuals start cheating themselves, they start cheating others around them as well. Some people call them hypocrites (Which I think most of us are), and some are out right liars. Cumulatively, it spawns a society full of liars, cheaters and even mockers. Now we get a macroscopic view of he problem. Corruption, bribery, tax evasion, organized crime, and even murder. Small little things in life that sparks a chain of events can result in heavy consequences. A little giving in and ignorance is all it takes to create a fault, destined for a tragedy.

There are demons at work!
They are out to get us!
We need not fear because we know the Truth!
But we have to be vary of their presence lest we are caught off guard!
Be vigilant with our thoughts!
Be watchful of our actions!
Have we forgotten?
The great tempter is roaming over the earth waiting to devour!