 Did you know the Bible only gives three times recorded in scriptures where the devil actually speaks? Why is that? Thanks, Mark Christians. Welcome back one interesting fact that we don't think a lot about is the fact that the devil is only recorded on three different occasions Opening his mouth and speaking one the first time that we see in the garden speaking to Eve Then we see him again in jokes speaking to God About Joe we also see him again when he is speaking to Jesus while he's being tempted after the 40 day fast We see that there's also some times were recorded what the devil has said when he states that I will be like the most high and and ascend and then we're also told that he has desire to According to Jesus sift Peter as well as the rest of us like wheat But the question is why only so few times hearing from the devil I mean here's the person who is the enemy of us all he is the author and father of lies He's our great adversary, but we don't hear a lot about him. Well before I talk about why it's also Interesting to note that we only see a few times the Bible telling us how to deal with the devil One such occasion is in James chapter 4 verse 7 where he says submit yourselves therefore to God Resist the devil and he will flee Well, if that's all we had that would be more than enough wouldn't you agree? But we also hear the Bible talk more about him We're told that he is like a roaring line Walking around seeking whom he may devour. Well, so we should be any tells us to be so reminded So there's another way to kind of be on alert be on guard So when we see him or hear from him or notice anything that's maybe not like him But unlike God then we should resist that and in doing so resist him and they're in lies Okay, that's why we don't see or hear from one a lot about from him or Hear a lot about how to deal with God People will say things like Satan I bind you. No, you don't you don't have the ability to bind him The only time that he will be bound will will be when God does so when the angel bound will bind him in the pit 4,000 years people will say things like I rebuke you Satan. Do you really know you do not What are you saying to him bad boy? Not a good Satan not a good devil. No, he doesn't take that with any sort of Any sort of intimidation. He's not worried about us rebuke him There is a time though in Jude where the Bible says not even Michael does so but he says the Lord rebuke you Satan get behind me. No, how's that gonna work? Has it worked thus far? So those things in terms of us talking to the devil us trying to do Battle with the devil. We're not told to do any of that We are told to resist the devil and submit to God as a matter of fact I want to put this past because I think this kind of brings the whole thing home and first John chapter 5 verse 19 Look what it says we know that we are from God and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one Well, the point is we're from God the world is not there under his power And so since we are from God of God, what does that mean? That means that we are under his power under his control as well as his protection because look what it says in the previous verse in verse 18 we know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning But he who was born of God protects him and the evil one does not touch him So the reason why we don't see a lot being spoken of about him and we don't see a lot being spoken of how to deal with him Because it's just that simple the evil one does not touch us if we are in God Meaning we won't live a life of sinning. We don't have to worry about how to deal with his fighting and so forth All we have to do is submit to God draw near to him as James says Resisting the devil and the Bible says he will flee So we don't have to give a lot of attention to him if we make our focus on God Then we're okay. Amen