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The Third Eye Perspective:
By Carlos C. Brown
Thought For Today – “The Tools Satan Uses To Defeat Us”
Good Morning again! I received today’s message as I was watching are you ready for this, “The Nat Geo” channel over the weekend. LOL! Now for those of you non-nerds, that is the Natural Geographic Channel, where scientists go out and report on nature and the world we live it. Yeah I know, some of you are probably snickering under your breath at that fact that I would actually watch that LOL! Hey, you can learn a lot when you either can’t sleep, or are bored out of your mind because there’s nothing on tv worth watching, and it is too icky outside to do anything. I am an outdoors type of guy and I get really bad cases of cabin fever when I can’t do things outdoors! Anyways, getting back to the show that I was watching, it was a segment on “Anaconda versus Alligator,” that took place in the Florida everglades. To make a long story short, neither of them won because although the anaconda managed to swallow the alligator (they stated it was man sized aka at least 6-7ft long) whole, it died in the process and that’s what they were trying to determine why. In the segment though, they did their usual breakdown of both competitors strengths and weaknesses. For some reason I paid special attention to when they were detailing the anaconda’s skills and tactics. Don’t ask me why, but I was so fascinated by it that I realized I was being led by the Holy Spirit into what was to become today’s “Thought For Today” for my morning devotional! So with that being said, it is with this train of thought, or line of thinking that it was placed on my heart today to talk about, “The Tools Satan (aka the serpent) Uses To Defeat Us!” And AMEN goes right there! When they first started to describe the anaconda’s tactics used to stalk or hunt its prey, and how it attacks it, then disabling it before then engulfing it whole, I immediately started to associate this with Satan (aka Lucifer when he was still in Heaven). What, come on man! You mean to tell me you didn’t know that Satan could take the form of a serpent (aka snake)? You haven’t been reading your Bibles have you? I tell you what, go and read verses in the book of Genesis you’ll learn that after Lucifer was kicked out of Heaven, he ended up on Earth, and that was after God had created “The Garden of Eden for Adam and Eve. It was a serpent (actually Satan) who tricked Eve into believing it was okay to eat of the forbidden fruit tree!
Okay, okay, okay, let me get back to what I was working with before that. I don’t want to get too far ahead of myself. The anaconda (aka serpent) is a master of the surprise attack on its prey! It senses heat signatures, kinda like infrared technology. You see, any living organism gives off a heat signature from our body’s heat that is produced. They stated that snakes for the most part have poor eyesight, but have really good sense of smell and along with their built-in heat sensors, makes for a very formidable hunter. They stalk their prey by sensing its heat signatures, then smell to determine what type of prey it is. Once the anaconda has gotten into a comfortable distance for their attack, it strikes out at it placing a precise bite on the prey, in this case an alligator. Once the anaconda strikes its prey with his (or her) powerful jaws, they have two large curved teeth that they latch on to their prey with. Then, the snake will start to coil its powerful muscular body around its prey, then began to tighten their coils tighter and tighter to render their prey helpless as it stops the blood flow and eventually the heart from continuing to beat because the prey can nolonger breath. Once the anaconda is convinced that its prey is lifeless, then it begins the process of swallowing it hole inch by inch. It is able to contort its body side to side, up and down, and back and forth as it uses those long fangs to push the lifeless prey deeper and deeper into its body until it has completely swallowed the entire meal. There has been proof discovered in different places where these snakes are very common in third world countries, where they have been known to swallow humans whole as well. Okay, now I know some of you are wonder how this relates to Satan, am I correct? Well, I am glad you asked because right now I’m about to tie the hunting skills and tactics of the anaconda and Satan together to show you! Buckle up, it is about to get very, very uncomfortable for some of you! Why, because I have a good feeling that a lot of you will recognize that Satan is attacking you right this very minute and you had no idea!
The first tactic I discussed of the anaconda is that it has poor eyesight, but is very efficient in its use of camouflage, smell and thermogenetic sensors right? Satan, being not only A former Angel in Heaven, but THE most regarded one of all in regards to God. That means, that just like God, Satan had the privilege of knowing everything about us humans too. The way we think, what desires we have, what our weaknesses we have, and how best to attack us as prey. Whereas the anaconda uses heat sensors and smell to find its prey, Satan uses his sensors of when we are at weak or vulnerable states in our everyday life. The next tactic or skill the anaconda uses, is the skill of stealth. Meaning that his sneaks up on its prey for a surprise attack. Well Satan, if he were to approach us in his natural form, we would either pass out, die of a heart attack, or run for our lives wouldn’t we? Just like a rabbit, mouse, dog, or cat, etc… if a large anaconda were to approach it. No, Satan will camouflage himself into everything we have ever desired, a gorgeous woman to a man, a muscular handsome man to a woman, easily accessible unlimited money or power, and maybe even fame for those who desire those things. Then comes the attack, with the anaconda it is a surprise attack involving a powerful but precise strike (bite) to some part of the prey’s body where it would be an effective gripping spot. With Satan when he strikes, it is right at a moment or pristine opportunity, like you losing your job, or you or maybe a close loved one has some sort of terminal illness, or maybe you don’t have two nickels to rub together because you’re so broke. Maybe, your husband isn’t paying you enough attention because he works 9, 10, or 12 hours a day hard, and is tired when he gets home, or your wife seems to always be too busy for you, and you don’t realize it is because she needs help with the children, house chores, etc…or your Church Pastor is not setting the example a shepherd over a flock should be setting. Whatever the case may be that caused you to be in a vulnerable state, Satan seemed to have picked the perfect time to attack you, just like the anaconda’s surprise attack on an unsuspecting animal. So now, Satan has his fangs (hypothetically speaking) in you, and he is starting to wrap his coils around you to start to squeeze, tighter, and tighter in an attempt to suffocate you. In this case, your finances are at ZERO, your wife or husband turns to someone else for comfort, or your children are on drugs, or running with a bad crowd, or your health, or a loved one say your child’s health is starting to fail. At this point you have two choices, give up and let the anaconda (aka Satan) consume you, or call on the Lord to help you. God has already given us the power to rid or life of Satan with the power in our tongues to just speak it…. “Satan, Get Thee Behind Me, In The Mighty Name of Jesus Christ, MY Lord and Savior!” If you do this with authority, conviction, and “mustard seed FAITH,” Satan will flee you. How many of you use this method to gain your freedom and life back from Satan’s coils that were smothering you? Can I leave you with a question to ponder today if I may?
“Is Satan Attacking You, or Someone You Know and Love Right Now? Can I get an AMEN???
“Today, choose to “Ride or Die” with Jesus Christ! Afterall, isn’t that exactly what He did for us on the Cross and Calvary?”
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