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There are reasons why God calls us to survival praying as stated by the four “us” statements of,
“Deliver us…Lead us… Forgive us… Give us.” There is a direct correlation that can be made to the

four titles Satan bears pertaining to the believer:

Let us consider the first two together as they are the primary ways that Satan attacks the brethren:

“…I SENT TO KNOW T1ETTMTEhMHeTPssHETP3EET:5RER AAD1DVYPOVEYeRtOEU. S5RUR:A8SRARYRY “…BE SOBER,
YOUR FAITH, BE VIGILANT;
LEST 1 Thess 3:5 1 Pet. 5:8
BECAUSE
BY SOME MEANS YOUR ADVERSARY
THE TEMPTER
THE DEVIL…
HAS TEMPTED YOU, SEEKS WHOM
AND OUR LABOR HE MAY DEVOUR.
RESIST HIM, STEADFAST IN
MIGHT BE IN VAIN.” THE FAITH…”
1 Thess. 3:5
1 Pet. 5:8-9

Note very well that what Satan is seeking to destroy in both of these roles of his is the faith of the believer.

We all know the emphasis that the Scriptures place upon God’s people living a life of faith:

““NNOOWW TTHHEE JJUUSSTT Compare these two passages ““BBUUTTWWITITHHOOUUTTFFAAITITHH
SSHHAALLLL LLIIVVEE BBYY FFAAIITTHH;; closely. One is how Satan ITITISISIMIMPPOOSSSSIBIBLLEE
causes God’s people to TTOOPPLLEEAASSEEHHIMIM, ,
BBUUTT IIFF AANNYYOONNEE DRAW BACK from God, FFOORRHHEEWWHHOO
(as the Tempter)
DDRRAAWWSS BBAACCKK,, CCOOMMEESSTTOOGGOODD
and the other is how he seeks
MMYY SSOOUULL HHAASS to prevent them from MMUUSSTTBBEELLIEIEVVEETTHHAATTHHEEISIS, ,
NNOO PPLLEEAASSUURREE IINN HHIIMM.. COMING TO GOD AANNDDTTHHAATTHHEEISISAARREEWWAARRDDEERR
BBUUTT WWEE AARREE NNOOTT OOFF TTHHOOSSEE WWHHOO (as your Adversary)
DDRRAAWW BBAACCKK TTOO PPEERRDDIITTIIOONN,, BBUUTT OOFFTTHHOOSSEEWWHHOO
OOFF TTHHOOSSEE WWHHOO BBEELLIIEEVVEE TTOO TTHHEE to prevent a closer walk of DDILILIGIGEENNTTLLYY
SSAAVVIINNGG OOFF TTHHEE SSOOUULL..”” faith with God. SSEEEEKKHHIMIM.”.”
HHebeb. .1111:6:6
HHeebb..1100::3388--3399

As the Tempter, Satan lurks behind the believer seeking to draw him/her back into a
life of sin. He knows what worked on us in our “BC” days,
so he knows what bait to put on his hook.

T1ETTMTEhMHeTPssHETP3EET:5RER As the Adversary of the believer, Satan is always in AAD1DVYPOVEYeRtOEU. S5RUR:A8SRARYRY
front of God’s people to hinder any attempt that would
1 Thess 3:5 1 Pet. 5:8
draw them close to God. Paul said of his tactics:

“…WE WANTED TO COME TO YOU-EVEN I, PAUL,
TIME AND AGAIN-BUT SATAN HINDERED US.”
1 Thess. 2:18

“…I MADE IT MY AIM TO PREACH THE GOSPEL…
FOR THIS REASON I ALSO HAVE BEEN MUCH HINDERED

FROM COMING TO YOU.”
Rom. 15:20,22