A Dangerous Follower on Twitter

I have terrible news. When I first saw it, my heart skipped a beat. I froze for a moment. I didn't know what to do. Can I tell you what it is? Are you ready? Brace yourself, because it may come as a shock to you too!

SATAN is following me! Actually, SATAN is following our CHURCH! How do I know? A notification popped up on my computer screen just last week. See? Right there on the church twitter account. A new follower. @MisterDevil_666

Some would say, "Oh, just ignore it." or "You can block him, you know!" But I'm not so sure he would go away that easily. In fact, I'm not sure he hasn't already been following me for a long time.

I've read that Satan lurks around just looking for a chance to pounce on a defenseless victim. The Bible says, "Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." When the Lord spoke to Satan about his whereabouts in Job he replied, I've come from..."roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it." Satan isn't off in some other galaxy; he's living right here on earth!

So, what should we do? How do we defend ourselves and our church? Again, scripture comes to the rescue with the words of James:

1. Submit yourselves to God.
2. Resist the Devil
3. He will flee from you
4. Come near to God

See how these words of advice are bookended by God? We protect ourselves from Satan's advances by first submitting to God and then by getting and staying close to Him. Only when we have God's protection surrounding us can we resist Satan. 

So, even though Satan may be following us, he can't overpower us because "He who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world." 

The fact that Satan is following us is beyond our control. Have you ever had someone follow you and try to dissuade them. Maybe a boy or girl had crush on you in school? Or maybe someone was simply trying to contact you? Did you notice the more you avoided them, the more they pursued you? Their implacable desire to follow you increased despite your efforts. 

What is in our control is our response. See that "Follow" button at the bottom of the screen shot above? Satan may follow you; but road to destruction begins if you follow him back!

Scripture References: 1 Peter 5:8; Job 1:7; James 4:7; 1 John 4:4