From The Inside Outward
I John 2:16 says, “For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but is of the world.” These are the same avenues of temptation that Satan has used successfully against mankind for as long as men and women have been on the earth. We must memorize them, recognize them, and realize that the devil attacks us through these same three areas. Notice the verse says clearly that these are not “of the Father”.
The devil always attacks us from the outside, through our flesh, our senses, taste, touch, sight, or hearing. He tries to mess with our mind and our emotions which are part of our soul, leading us into sin. He used these avenues to entice Eve, in the garden. Genesis 3:6 says, “And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof and did eat, and gave also to her husband with her; and he did eat.”
God leads us through a different channel. He leads us from within, in our spirit, which is alive to God through our new birth.
Always remember that God works from the inside
outward. Satan always works from the outside inward. This is how you can
determine if it is God’s leading or the devil working against you. The Apostle Paul
said, “For I know that in me dwelleth no good thing” (Romans 7:18). You can’t trust the flesh, it’s the devil’s
workshop my friend.
Pastor Bruce Freeman
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