Satan is a gentleman, Bacon told us. A charming fellow with immense power, subtlety, and thousands of years of experience. His chief aim, of course, is to injure the God against whom he once rebelled. To accomplish this, Satan misrepresents the Creator to his creatures, always attempting to frustrate his good purposes for them and hopefully - in the process - break the heart of God. Satan promises us the world, but as Milton said, "All is false and hollow; though his tongue drops manna and makes the worse appear a better reason."
How true...when we start believing that the worse is a better reason, we have fallen into Satan's trap:
- It's ok...God will understand why I did not do my quiet time today...after all, I've already prayed to him yesterday, and read my bible last week...when I am less busy next week, I will pray to him.
- I'm sure God will understand why I'm not tithing...after all, I have to provide for my family, and have got many commitments....
- It's ok...I can just go out once for lunch with this female colleague of mine alone....there's really nothing between us....
Before we know it...bang...the trap is sprung, and we're left strangled by the noose Satan has specially custom-made for us.
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