58 The Fundamentals that he becomes an equipped and aggressive warrior in the army of the Lord. VI. SATAN’S DEVICES AGAINST THE FULL DELIVERANCE OF HIS CAPTIVES Note some of the ways in which the adversary resists the full deliverance of the soul after the light of the Gospel has dawned upon him: He seeks to keep back the soul from full surrender to God. “Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to deceive the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part . . . ?” (Acts 5:3, m.) It was when all were placing their possessions entirely at the disposal of the Lord! Ananias laid part of his possessions at the Apostle’s feet, pretending that it was “all” ! Peter, filled with the Spirit discerned the truth, and his stern words at once unveil the source of the sin! Satan had “filled his heart” to make him “keep back part.” Keep back part for self, is the tempter’s whisper, for something kept for self gives place to the devil, and keeps the Redeemer from His Throne in the heart. He resists the removal o f the filthy garments spotted by the flesh. “Satan standing at his right hand to be his adver sary” (Zech. 3 :1 ) . Joshua is seen standing before the Lord clothed in filthy garments with Satan as his adversary. Even so does the devil resist every child of God as he stands before the Lord seeking to be clothed with change of raiment. Clothed in the garments spotted by the flesh, the redeemed one stands in dumb helplessness before the Lord. The simple words, “The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan,” are spoken and the foe is silenced. The soul seeking deliverance is here shown the way of victory over the adversary! Just as we are, we must stand before the Lord in our deep need, and count upon Him to rebiike the evil one. He uses others to tempt us from the way of the Cross. “Be it far from Thee, Lord . . . But He turned and
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