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Entangled Minds, April 14
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit,
after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not
after Christ.
Colossians 2:8
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Satan often finds a powerful agency for evil in the power which one
human mind is capable of exerting on another human mind. This influ-
ence is so seductive that the person who is being molded by it is often
unconscious of its power. God has bidden me speak warning against this
evil, that His servants may not come under the deceptive power of Satan.
The enemy is a master worker, and if God’s people are not constantly led
by the Spirit of God, they will be snared and taken. For thousands of years
Satan has been experimenting upon the properties of the human mind, and
he has learned to know it well. By his subtle workings in these last days,
he is linking the human mind with his own, imbuing it with his thoughts;
and he is doing this work in so deceptive a manner that those who accept
his guidance know not that they are being led by him at his will. The great
deceiver hopes so to confuse the minds of men and women, that none but
his voice will be heard.
The gospel of Christ is to be wrought into our everyday experience.
The mind must be in a state to appreciate the divine claims of the gospel.
It must be girded about, and disciplined to habits of self-control and
obedience....
The teachings of the living oracles cast down imaginations, and every
high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bring
into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. Satan has great
power over the soul, to drag it down to a low level. Those who really want
to learn of Christ will have to empty the soul of all its proud imaginings,
that there may be room to enthrone Him there.
The controversy between Christ and Satan is not yet ended. The latter
is constantly seeking to establish his own power and authority. If he can
entangle minds, he will do it.... The deceptions of Satan are manifold, but
the Lord will be our helper if we seek him earnestly.
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