A Letter to Satan

Satan,

Let me begin by saying that we are not friends. We are enemies. It is important for me to admit that right at the outset because, let’s be honest (if you can be honest), you want me to think you are my friend.

You aren’t. You are my enemy…my worst enemy.

But I am still writing you today because I have some things I need to get off my chest. It’s time I finally said some things about you that I have kept to myself for too long.

I hate what you do to people. People I know and love. I hate what you have done to me before. I hate how you draw people in, making them think they are getting something great, but leaving them with nothing but guilt and destruction.

I hate every broken home.

I hate every time a child is hurt.

I hate every time a congregation of the church goes astray.

I hate every addiction.

I hate every prison sentence.

But that’s not what I bring, you say. Liar! You are nothing more than a liar. That is what you bring. It may take awhile to get to that point, but that’s what you bring to people’s lives.

Now, I know what you are thinking (after all, I’m not ignorant of your devices). You are remembering ways you have tempted me and won in time’s past. In fact, you are probably already scheming the next temptation you are going to put in my path, since I am being so bold as to call you out.

Yes, you’ve won some battles. I do not deny that. I have fallen for your schemes, and it was always my fault. No one else made me do it. You didn’t even make me fall. I did, and I’m sure that there will be a time in the future when I will fall for some temptation again.

After all, you know me very well. You know what tempts me, and you have really good timing of knowing when to place temptations in front of me.

But Satan, I want you to know that I am going to win. Well, that’s not exactly true. What I should say is WE are going to win.

Oh, me and who else? you ask.

Did you forget that I contacted the blood of Jesus through baptism a few years ago? Did you forget that I have a Christian family all around me, helping me to fight against you? Did you forget that I have God on my side?

There’s no doubt that you have won a few battles against me, and I’m sure you’ll win a few more in the future. But Satan, I want you to know: Christ has already won the war over you, and I’m on His side. Firmly and totally on His side.

So, today, I am calling you out. Today, I am posting this letter so people will see the real you. You aren’t some fun-loving gift-giver. You are a terrible, evil, lying loser, and I am going to submit to God and resist you.

With that said, go away.

Adam

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