Looking at the David and Goliath story and thinking about how terrifying that giant looked to most of the soldiers, we can draw a parallel with how the Devil must look to the “natural man” or that person who doesn't have access to God's armor. Goliath looked impermeable. He was protected from head to toe. There seemed to be no weakness to his protection and he was armed enough to do mortal damage to his foe. The Devil is an even more powerful foe and he is INVISIBLE! How are we supposed to fight him? Paul says that he is a schemer. What exactly did he mean? The word Scheme means, “to be crafty, or to be a strategist”. Think about it this way, the devil has had a lot of experience with people. He knows how we think. He can’t read our mind but for the most part, he doesn't need to. Have you ever heard of AI? It stands for Artificial Intelligence. Wikipedia says that “Artificial intelligence is intelligence demonstrated by machines... which involves consciousness and emotion...
These are devotional, and other, thoughts from a guy who lived in Brazil from 1997 to 2023. I recount personal experiences and Bible applications with most of my posts. These "posts" are mostly for me but if you want to, you can read them too!