Seeing clearly

2 Cor. 2:11 “Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.”

We are still examining the strategies the devil uses that enable him to destroy or devour people. From John 10:10 “ we saw that the first thing he does is to steal the word. 

The second thing is to kill”. The word for ‘kill’ here is an interesting word. It is the word “thou” and it is properly translated “to breathe hard” “to blow smoke”.

What does smoke do? It prevents you from seeing clearly or perceiving accurately. When you don’t  see clearly or perceive accurately, then you can be taken advantage of or you can walk into danger and be destroyed. 

Anyone that the word has been stolen from is not seeing clearly, is under a smoke screen and is heading for destruction. When you are not seeing a situation the way God sees them, you might be under a smokescreen and heading for destruction.

Confession:

I see as God sees and so I am not deceived. God has opened my eyes to know what is the hope of His calling, therefore I give no room to the devil. I cannot be devoured by the enemy