The following article was read many years ago by Paul Harvey on his nationally syndicated radio program. It serves as a good reminder of the cunning nature of the devil. If I were the devil …
- I would gain control of the most powerful nation in the world.
- I would delude their minds into thinking that they had come from man’s effort instead of God’s blessings.
- I would promote an attitude of loving possessions and using people instead of the other way around.
- I would dupe numerous states into foolishly relying on gambling for their state revenue.
- I would convince people that character is not an issue when it comes to leadership.
- I would make it legal to take the life of unborn babies.
- I would make it socially acceptable to take one’s own life, and invent machines to make it convenient.
- I would cheapen human life as much as possible so that the life of animals are valued more than human beings.
- I would take God out of the schools, where even the mention of His name would be grounds for a lawsuit.
- I would come up with drugs that sedate the mind and target the young, and I would get sports heroes to advertise them.
- I would get control of the media, so that every night I could pollute the mind of every family member for my agenda.
- I would attack the family, the backbone of any nation.
- I would make divorce easy and acceptable, even fashionable. If the family crumbles, so does the nation.
- I would compel people to express their most depraved fantasies on canvas and movie screens, and I would call it art.
- I would make hardcore pornography easier to access and hide by virtue of the Internet.
- I would convince the world that people are born homosexuals, and that their lifestyles should be accepted and marveled.
- I would convince the world that right and wrong are determined by a few who call themselves authorities.
- I would persuade people that the church is irrelevant and out of date, and the Bible is for the naive.
- I would dull the minds of Christians, and make them believe that prayer is not important, and that faithfulness and obedience are optional.
- I guess I would not change much after all.
Is this not thought-provoking? The Proverb writer said, “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people” (14:34). Paul could say in 2 Corinthians 2:11: “for we are not ignorant of his devices.” Could the same be said of you, Christian? What will you do to make our nation stronger?
Kyle Campbell