When a sinner comes to Christ for salvation, the devil knows he has lost the soul of that person, but he does not give up the battle. The minute someone is saved, all hell declares war on them. Remember, Satan is “the accuser of the brethren” (Rev. 12:10), and to the new Christian he says: “Now look what you did–and you claim to be saved! Would a Christian lose his temper? Would a Christian become discouraged or frustrated by circumstances? Would a Christian pray with so little faith? If you were really saved would God not have given you what you asked for?” And in a thousand ways the devil tries to prevail upon the babe in Christ to throw up his hands and say, “What’s the use! I simply cannot live the Christian life.”
But the Lord invites, “Come now, and let us reason together…”(Isa. 1:18). Since Jesus loved…