Satan's Desire is to "Steal, Kill and Destroy"

1 Peter 5:8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

Satan wants you to start debating him over sin and whether or not it is acceptable to sin. Satan doesn’t want you to think about the future consequences so he attempts to focus your mind for today, the present "need", present day and nothing further. If we could see how God sees sin and how sin leads to destruction we would never choose the path for sin. By utilizing debate, Satan can create within us a division of spirit between what we want to do to serve the Lord, and what our flesh desires to do which is sin.

Satan’s desire to "steal, kill and destroy" (John 10:10) is not focused primarily on your finances or earthly status, but against the relationship you have with God and others. Satan’s desire is to separate unbelievers from God by blinding people from the light of the gospel (2 Corinthians 4:4) and to distance and ultimately destroy the relationship believers have with their God. (Genesis 3:1) Satan also seeks to destroy our human relationships. He desires to discredit and malign believers through accusation (Revelation 12:10) and cause division within the body of Christ. (Matthew 12:25) He is out to obliterate every family, marriage and person on the earth.

So how exactly does Satan attempt to destroy our relationship with God and others? He does so by causing us to lose our love for the Lord and love for people. Satan lies to people about God’s faithfulness and character to discredit the Lord and turn hearts away from Him. He seeks to fool people into blaming God for his crafty ploys. He seeks to turn people against one another and cause division because he knows that "if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand." (Mark 3:25)

When we choose to fully love one another, we fulfill God’s law and give no room for the enemy to destroy us. Satan can come to destroy our relationships, but if we respond in love, we allow God access to bring about redemption and reconciliation where the enemy sought destruction and perdition. It is love that conquers all things in our life. (1 Corinthians 13:8) It is Christ’s love that keeps us inseparable from God and makes us "more than conquerors" in all of life’s circumstances. (Romans 8:37) And if we truly love God, we will obey him and avoid sin. (John 14:15 John 14:21
John 15:10; 1Jo 5:2-3; 2Jo 1:6)

Prayer: Father in heaven, I come to you now in Jesus name. I place my faith in Jesus Christ as my Savior and Redeemer. I submit to You God and resist the devil in Jesus' name. I put on the full armor of God. I ask now that you clothe me with humility and fill my life with your love. Help me to love others with the love of Christ. Give me the patience, kindness, self-control, gentleness, meekness, selflessness and wisdom to love others effectively. In Jesus' name, Amen.