THE CAT AND MOUSE GAME

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You have seen it too.  Well, that is if your wife has a cat.

The cat may even be well fed.  Not hungry at all.  But 

explain that to the hapless mouse it catches.

The cat by nature is a hunter and when it catches the 

mouse - that mouse is in trouble.  The cat will throw the

mouse around, bat it around, pounce on it and antagonize

it every way possible.  It will ignore the mouse just daring

it to try getting away.

What's the point?

You and I have an enemy that wants to destroy us just

as the cat will ultimately destroy the mouse.  It is Satan

the enemy of our souls and every thing that is of God.

God sent us a warning saying;

"Be of sober spirit, be on the alert.

Your adversary, the devil, prowls

around like a roaring lion, seeking

someone to devour."

(1 Peter 5:8 NASV)

What are some of the traps the Devil sets for us?

The Bible describes some of Satan's traps as:

"Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which

are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry

sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of

anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying,

drunkenness, carousing, and things like these,

of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned

you, that those who practice such things will not

inherit the kingdom of God."

(Galatians 5:19 - 21 NASB)

What can we do to avoid being destroyed by

the multitude of traps the Devil has for us.

I want to say - "Well nothing."  We do not

have the strength within our selves to fight 

back.  But God gives us the answer.

"Submit therefore to God.  Resist the

devil and he will flee from you."

(James 4:7 NASB)