HE’S RECEIVING TOO MUCH CREDIT

This week, I had the privilege of teaching a class called “EXPLORING DANIEL,” and in it, I shared information on Daniel chapters nine and ten. While preparing for this class, the Holy Spirit began to speak to me about the undeserved credit we give Satan. We blame him for every unfortunate thing that happens to us. Some things are God-orchestrated, Satan and his evil spirits cause some things, and some things are self-inflicted. I believe what I shared with the class is worth repeating, so I am sharing it in this blog.
Most believers know that God is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent, and unfortunately, many ascribe these traits to Satan; however, Satan is none of those. Satan was an anointed-created cherub who was called Lucifer before his pride and rebellion against God caused him to lose his heavenly position.
Those angels that joined in with his rebellion are now part of Satan’s kingdom, who, with demonic spirits, carry out his bidding. Satan has a throne, and it is here that his forces gather to report world events and receive their diabolic instructions. You see, Satan can only be in one place at a time. If his forces did not report to him what was happening, he would not know. On the other hand, God’s presence is everywhere in this galaxy and beyond; God is omnipresent. He does not need anyone to tell him what is happening in the world He created.
God has the capacity to know all things and everything. He knows the smallest minute details to the greatest. He knows everyone who lived on this Earth, when they were born and when they died. God knows your pain and your joy. Presently, 8.2 billion people live on Earth, and God knows them all. If we all prayed to Him at the same time, He would hear all of us at the same time.
Satan’s knowledge is limited to his experiences and the information he receives, and I don’t think he has the capacity to retain information similar to God. Additionally, Satan cannot read your mind. The only way he knows what you are thinking is by the reports he receives on what you said and what you did from those evil spirits assigned to you.
Whereas God can say or think something and then make it happen by himself, Satan cannot act on his own; he needs help to carry out his wishes. To assist him, he has fallen angels, demons, princes, powers, rulers of the darkness, and those who carry on spiritual wickedness. I know Satan wishes he was, but he is not omnipotent.
After saying all this, let me close this blog with this. Since we understand Satan can only be in one place at a time, when we are following the words of Jesus found in Mark 16:17a, “And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils” stop trying to cast out Satan who is not present, he is not there, Instead ask God to help you discern the demon that needs to be cast out and then call its name and cast it out. Remember Satan is not is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent. Stop giving him credit for doing things that He can’t.