The Wolf's tactics

I have not had the opportunity to watch a wolf go after his prey other than on the television, but I have watched many other animals...coyotes, foxes, cats, etc...stalking prey. They always go after the weak, the young, the easy prey. In general I think Satan's tactics are similar, his armies go after sheep that have wandered away from the safety of the flock and shepherd, and if the sheep are together he strives to divide them so that the weak will become easier to pick off.

Consider this, Satan tempted Adam & Eve, Job, and Jesus. I would not exactly consider these the weak of the fold. Satan goes after big fish, he is an elephant killer. He leaves the tempting of most people, like me, to his legions of followers while he goes after people whose demise would effect the flock as a whole. Pastors, gov't leaders, elders and these types are in the crosshairs of the wolf. I personally don't think that I have had a run in with the Devil, I am too small of a fish...so the devil didn't make me do it! :)

For those of you that don't know I am in Sales for a local insurance agency. In our line of business we talk about 'lay-ups.' Lay-ups are sales that are very easy, usually some kind of referral where we don't have to sell anyone on our products and services because one of our clients has done that work for us. I believe Satan loves lay-ups. In order to make Adam fall he went after Eve and let Eve hand the fruit to Adam. I believe that he could have made Adam fall directly, but how much easier was it for Adam to take the fruit from his wife 'bone of his bone, flesh of his flesh' than to take it from the serpent. Even more astonishing to me is the story of Job. God tells Satan that he can do whatever to whomever, but not to kill Job. Satan kills everyone close to job except...yep His wife. And take a look at what she says to her husband...'curse God and die.' Satan could have killed her, but again I see here a tactic that is somewhat scary. He loves lay-ups.

Later I want to talk about what makes us sheep wander from the fold other than division.