Temptation

The Unconquerable King

Daniel 4:34

… One cog of the wheel of Providence disarranged or left to Satan, or man's absolute freedom apart from God, would spoil the whole machinery. I dare not …

The Cleansing of the Leper

Leviticus 13:12-13

… God drove Satan out of Paradise because he sinned, and will he suffer sin a second dtime to intrude into his presence? No, thou shalt find that as …

A Waiting God and a Waiting People

Isaiah 30:18

… They would sooner rush under the guidance of Satan into some questionable policy than, in childlike simplicity, trust in the Lord and do good. It must not be …

"Forget You, I Will Not"

Isaiah 44:21

… God's servants must serve God—not idols, not the world, not self, not sin, not Satan. "You are My servant." When you get up tomorrow morning and …

Our Heavenly Father's Pity

Psalm 103:13

… When Satan seems to cast a net over me, God will come and pull me out. There is force in that word, "pluck"—denoting swiftness and energy. And …

Golden Bowls Full Of Incense

Revelation 5:8

… Pray, Brethren, for prayer holds the chain which binds the old dragon! Prayer can hold fast and retrain even Satan himself! Pray! God girds you with omnipotence if …

A Call to the Lord's Own Flock

Ezekiel 34:30

… We are His people because the Holy Spirit has worked upon us and we have been turned from darkness to light, from the power of sin and Satan …

The Very Friend You Need

Luke 7:34

… The quick-eyed prince of this world, Satan, himself, could find nothing sinful in Him. And the princes of this world, whose eyes, through their malice, had become …

Degrees Of Power Attending The Gospel

1 Thessalonians 1:5

… There was hatred and Love drove it out! There was the dominion of Satan and Christ overcame the traitor— "Then give all the glory to His holy name …

The Power of Christ Illustrated by the Resurrection

Philippians 3:20

… Imagining Satan to be the image and embodiment of all rebellion, free-thinking, and lawlessness, he deified him in his own mind, and desired nothing better than to …

Strong Meat

Hebrews 5:14

… than that you should fall into Antinomianism! Among the most damnable things which Satan ever sent is that which shall lead you to deny the practical precepts, and …

Crowding to Touch the Savior

Mark 3:10

… Delay is Satan's great net. All men mean to repent. Alas, they will repent one day that they did not repent at once! Most men intend to …

Unprofitable Servants

Matthew 25:30

… Oh, if we shall hold on to the end despite the temptations of Satan and the weakness of our nature and all the entanglements of the world! Oh …

The Miracle of the Loaves

Mark 6:52

… jot and tittle—in nothing shall the Glory of God be marred! Though Satan may be laughing, now, and every now and then the men of the world …

"Lo, I Come"—Application

Psalm 40:7

… good cheer for you who look with shame upon your foolish yielding to Satan's deceits! You are caught as silly birds in a snare! You have been …

"Knock!"

Matthew 7:12

… bad man would scarcely speak so! Such an act would be more like Satan than God! Do not tolerate the thought that the God of all Grace could …

Rahab

Hebrews 11:31

… A domineering, surly father—a rebellious child, a gossiping wife, an idle servant, a tyrannical master—these may belong to Satan, but God will not own them! Rahab …

The Sweet and the Sweetener

Psalm 104:34

… His blood! Faith in Him will give us the victory—we shall tread Satan under our feet before the battle is finished, even as He has done! My …

From Death To Life

1 Samuel 2:6

… For Satan meets me when I try, And frightens my soul away. I would, but can't repent, Though I endeavor often. This stony heart can never relent …

The Three Hours of Darkness

Matthew 27:45

… He was fighting, then, with darkness—with the powers of darkness of which Satan is the head—with the darkness of human ignorance, depravity and falsehood. The battle …

Jonah's Object-lessons

Jonah 4:6-8

… When Job is vexed and plagued by Satan, the archenemy cannot touch him anywhere till God gives permission. God always stands at the back of all that happens …

The Divine Call for Missionaries

Isaiah 6:8

… For nearly 2,000 years our Lord has stood foot to foot with Satan and He will not end this wrestling match till He has given His foe …

Inexcusable Irreverence and Ingratitude

Romans 1:20

… God has servants everywhere—He can make Satan, himself, provide the bodyguard for His faithful Apostle's journey! 14. I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to …

Lecture V: The Sciences As Sources Of Illustration.

… Saturn, you might almost as well have been born under the influence of Satan, for it will come to about the same thing in the end. He is …

Why Some Seekers Are Not Saved

Isaiah 59:1

… evil, though you should have grown gray in the service of sin and Satan— "There is a fountain filled with blood, Drawn from Immanuel's veins And sinners …

Seeing and Testifying

1 John 4:14

… right away from the power of everything that held us as slaves to Satan. And what was the scope of Christ's work? "The Father sent the Son …

Perfection in Christ

Colossians 1:28

… What if distresses afflict me? I am perfect in Christ! Though Satan assaults me, I am perfect in Christ Jesus! Though there are many things to be done …

The Sine Qua Non

John 13:8

… It is Satan who deceives you by making you believe that there is any humility in doubting the mercy of God in Christ Jesus! What if you are …

An Anxious Enquiry for a Beloved Son

2 Samuel 18:29

… point in which they turn from darkness to light—from the power of Satan to the power of Christ? "Is the young man Absalom safe?" Is he saved …

Lowly Service

Numbers 4:24-26

… to behave dishonestly, or lewdly, or selfishly, or unkindly, be a servant of Satan, because you will not do him any discredit! But do not pretend to serve …

Always and for All Things

Ephesians 5:20

… tempers and sour faces will never be evangelists! They may become messengers of Satan but they will never become helpers of the Gospel. To labor to make other …

Seeing And Not Seeing—Or, Men As Trees Walking

Mark 8:22-25

… God's people who are still lingering there, and hence it is, when Satan gets the upper hand, that sects, and parties, and theories arise. If a number …

The Savior Resting in His Love

Zephaniah 3:17

… Heaven today, pleading for His people. Listen! He says nothing to accuse them. Satan may accuse, but Christ never will. The good that His people do is magnified …

A Sermon for the Most Miserable of Men

Psalm 77:2

… of the fowler! For, depend upon it, doubting God is a net of Satan and blessed is he who escapes its toils. Believing in God strengthens the soul …

Our Lord's Prayer for His People's Sanctification

John 17:17

… We are not the world's, else might we be ambitious; we are not Satan's, else might we be covetous; we are not our own, else might …

"Speak, Lord!"

1 Samuel 3:10

… the soul has received a token which it waves in the face of Satan so that he disappears—and the soul goes on its way rejoicing! Do pray …

Praying And Waiting

1 John 5:13-15

… times enjoy the comfortable persuasion of security because their minds are distracted and Satan has gained an advantage over them. They trust their God, but it is with …

Prayer to God in Trouble an Acceptable Sacrifice

Psalm 50:15

… deep and lasting and you will be able to defy the power of Satan to drive you out of your joy in God. I know, also, that you …

Resurgam

1 Corinthians 15:35-38

… given comfort to the evil ones, and helped to do the work of Satan, we shall be put into the furnace of the grave, and be there melted …

The Candle

Matthew 5:15

… It is a dark world and it seems to get darker, for the emissaries of Satan are going about thirsting to quench every light. Look well to your …