The Devils True Colors

I was looking around on YouTube yesterday and ran across this film that made me start thinking. The film portrays James Brown meeting with the devil to renew his contract that made him his success. He argues that he cannot maintain his fame and fortune because of the aging process. The actor that plays the devil, Gary Oldman, plays the part just about perfect. Watch it below:



If I were to ever meet the devil in real life I can only imagine this is how he would look and act. At first he seems to be just another person, a person that wants to have fun and wants you to come have fun with him. He seems harmless at first, small stature, dressed like Elton John (sorry Elton), and he seems nice enough. The film is put together in such a way that it is surreal, a clue to the darker agenda going on here. Once you are past the initial introductions you start to see his true colors, the dark atmosphere he lives in, the company he keeps. His true nature comes out as the film progresses. At one point he looses his wig and you see what he really looks like in the sun light, his evil is completely revealed. The tricks he was using to seduce those around him are gone.

Although we may not meet the devil face to face, he is very much there lurking around us. He tempts us and uses things around us to lure us away from God. The devil trys to temp Jesus in Mathew 4:1-11. Jesus sees through the devils tricks and wards him off.

God tells us to remain steadfast in prayer and avoid temptation. Proverbs 16:6 says this:

Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
through the fear of the LORD a man avoids evil.

One of the ways we can draw near to God is through scripture. Reading scripture, will help you to recognize satans temptations and avoid them. Sometimes we are our own worst enemies, its not always satan tempting us, its just us tempting us. We cannot blame satan for all the things we do or are tempted with. In 1st Corinthians 1.18-20 it says:

"The Message that points to Christ on the Cross seems like sheer silliness to those hellbent on destruction, but for those on the way to salvation it makes perfect sense."

Again this is telling us why scripture is so important. Scripture is one of our main weapons not only to keep satan from our lives but to keep us on track. The same applies to the Proverbs verse above; when it says "fear of the LORD" it literally means a fear and respect. That fear and respect is what keeps us from being our own worst enemies. It is the part of our lives that we can control. Daily scripture combined with a respect of God and His kingdom will help you stay on the right path, Gods path for you!