Good morning all. I was watching a program that you may have seen called, “Breaking the Magician’s Code”. This is a show where all the tricks of the magician are revealed. I remember when it first aired, how controversial it was. If you haven’t seen it, there is a nameless and masked magician and several assistants, that perform various tricks. The tricks are then re-performed, with the cameras revealing how it was done.
Now, for me, being a lover of magic, I just had to see how these tricks were done. To me, it was amazing how clever the magician was in misdirection, distraction and the mechanics of the devices and props that were used. Every movement of the magician and his or her assistants are carefully choreographed to pull the trick off. I knew somehow this was the case, but most magicians are so good, I could never catch what they were doing. Or maybe it was simply how easily I could lose focus and be distracted watching something meaningless to what was really going on.
Some would say that knowing how the trick is done, destroys the show or act and/or the mystery and awe of the performance. However, I still find it interesting and now look for how many magicians develop new and different ways to perform their magic. After all, its just entertainment…Correct?
Why bring this subject up this morning? Because the same concepts of the magician to misdirect, distract and devise ways to trick us, are the very same concepts that Satan uses to fool and captivate our minds and lives. Just like the magician, Satan uses others and various situations to divert our attention in a different direction so that we are no longer aware of what he is really up to.
We know that the Bible tells us that our enemy, the devil, is like a roaring lion, seeking those he can devour, and to kill, steal and destroy. (John 10:10, 1 Peter 5:8). So his purpose is clear, and therefore, we must be on watch, looking to reveal his tricks.
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Just like Breaking the Magician’s Code removes the mystery and awe of the magic trick, breaking and understanding Satan’s code, can help us see beyond the distractions, misdirection’s and props, to recognize what he is really after. And what he is after is to stop us from being the living extensions of God’s love in this world. Our enemy wants to keep us mesmerized and focused on all the wrong things so that his tricks can work on us and those in our lives. When we are made aware of his lies, tricks, etc., remember that he will not stop. Just like a good magician, he will go back and devise more intricate methods to continue his performance on us.
The good news is that the Word of God and prayer are the ultimate code breakers of our enemy. There is not one thing that Satan can come up with, has not already been revealed, by the Word of God.
Pray without ceasing. Read, study and meditate on the Word of God, then do what the Holy Spirit gives you understanding and wisdom to do. Obey and trust God. Rest in Jesus and the victory that He won for us. All the enemy has is tricks. God has the power and because we are His, we have access to His power to.
Live victoriously. God bless.