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(KJV) 1 Thessalonians 2:18
Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
BUT SATAN STOPPED US / 1 THESSALONIANS 2:18
Satan had at times put obstacles in the way of Paul’s missionary endeavors. Biblical truths concerning Satan’s opposition to faithful followers and ministers of Christ include the following:
- God allows Satan to war against believers and attempt to stop them or turn them away from doing what God has put in their hearts to do for His kingdom (Ephesians 6:11-12; Daniel 10:13, 20-21; Zechariah 3:1; Matthew 4:1-11).
- Satan’s power is, however, subject to God’s sovereignty (God’s final and absolute authority, power and control to do as He chooses; Job 1:9-12; 1:12; 2:6). God can overrule Satan’s activities and turn them into good for His kingdom (2 Corinthians 12:7-9). Yet, God chooses to involve His people in this process as He responds to their faithful obedience and prayers (Colossians 4:3; Daniel 9-10; 10:13).
- God’s faithful people can overcome Satan’s opposition by their prayers, by “the blood of the Lamb” (the sin-covering, death-defeating sacrifice of Jesus; Revelation 12:11), by their bold testimony for Christ and their obedient love for God. This means that Satan’s opposition does not have to succeed and keep us from fulfilling God’s plans for us (1 Thessalonians 3:11). For this reason, we must pray daily for the power to recognize and overcome the devil’s schemes (1 Thessalonians 3:5; 6:13; Matthew 4:10; Ephesians 6:12).
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BUT SATAN STOPPED US / 1 THESSALONIANS 2:18