1 Peter 5:8 – Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
In the Garden of Eden, Eve was easy prey for the devil. After all, she was completely naive because she had never encountered evil in any form before the serpent approached her. Sure, God had given her and Adam explicit instructions not to eat the fruit of the forbidden tree, but she was no match for the absolute master of deception and the seductive words which he spoke unto her.
Still today satan is waging a constant battle against every man, woman and child on the face of the planet, and even those who are saved and walking in the will of God must be ever vigilant in order to avoid his wiley trappings. You see, satan has many powerful tools in his arsenal, just a few of which are seduction, deception and the ability to tell an outright lie while looking at you with a straight face.
Unless we arm ourselves with the “Sword of the Lord” (God’s infallible word) and pray daily for his protection, direction and guidance, we also are doomed to fall prey to the devil. Many good testimonies have been completely ruined over just one temporary lapse in judgment or the failure to recognize evil when it reared its ugly head.
Satan is always scheming and devising plans to trap us when our guard is down, much like a world-class chess player thinks several moves ahead in order to try to gain the advantage over his opponent. And without God’s help, we Christians will lose every time.
He does his best to do his worse.