Demons

Hey,
I'm sure the title threw you for a moment, but if you remember yesterday scripture reading: James 2:14-26, you'll remember reading verse 19: "You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that - and shudder."
Years ago when we first became Christians, I had a woman who talked to me about demons and the dark world of Satan. She was trying to convince me that I shouldn't be "looking" for them and that they really weren't such a problem as some people thought.
Now, I was pretty clueless about the demonic world because at all the churches we went to, none of them taught much about that theme. Sure, there was some things, such as this verse, but it seems to be a topic that most people shy away from.
Through the years as missionaries, Chuck and I discovered that demons like to plague people and make their lives miserable, especially if they don't know how to "fight" them. Keep in mind that WE CAN'T fight them personally, but it's the Lord that does the fighting. He's given us tools though.
We have His Word to use as the temptations come. The more we know the truth of scripture, the more we're able to fight the trials Satan sends our way. We trust, when he wants us to fear. We lean on Jesus and His promises when Satan wants us to quake in our boots and doubt. The list goes on.
When Christ was tempted in the desert, what did He use to fight Satan? The Word!!! The Lord has given us this wonderful tool to help us as the demonic world attacks us. I've found also that when the temptations come, to sing praises to the Lord, pray and also to claim Christ's blood that has covered me.
Satan will try until the time he's thrown into the lake of fire to destroy God's people and to keep people from coming to trust Christ as Savior. He's subtle and a deceiver. But, keep in mind the verse: "Even the demons believe that- and shudder."
God is greater, all powerful, and the demons know that they chose the wrong one to follow. Aren't you glad that you chose Christ and have the power of the Holy Spirit working in you to help against the evil forces of this world. My friend was right, don't go looking for demons under every rock, but at the same time, don't be naive that they don't exist or haven't any weapons to use against us.
Just remember: Greater is He that is in us, than he that is in the world (1 John 4:4). Holy Spirit versus Satan. God's already won the battle; praise to Jesus Christ our Savior!

He is Greater!
Sandy