Satan never directly offers us a chain, but provides a series of links or choices that, when connected, form’s our own metaphorical chains of bondage. It’s not an obvious chain because knowing that we would reject it, instead he provides a seemingly insignificant or harmless choice.
One choice leads to another, and soon a series of bad choices builds upon the first. Through this accumulation of choices, we can essentially build our own chains of bondage through our own actions and habits.
It’s the bait and switch. A strategy that involves over promising and under delivering which can lead us to a place that we never intended to go.
To overcome the chains Satan tries to put on us we must first recognize the lie. One of Satan’s greatest lies is that we can be entirely self-detected without listening to anyone but ourselves.
We must make a conscious choice to listen to God and obey Him instead of satan.
We must resist temptation. Through spiritual disciplines like reading the Bible, praying, and even fasting along with humility we can build the strength to resist the temptations we face.
God gave us power and authority when things bring us into bondage, we can declare the name of Jesus. When we do Satan and his minions have to flee when we humble ourselves before God. Luke 10:19 says,
“I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy, nothing will harm you.”
It is important to remember that Satan uses us to exercise his own power. So, be mindful of the choices you make, because each one can be a link in the chain that can lead to either freedom or some kind of bondage.
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