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Don't Take The Bait New
By
Roger Behra
Satan, Lucifer, the Devil, whichever name you give to the Prince of Evil, the Prince of Lies, the Prince of Darkness, the Master of all the lesser demons, they are all like the fishermen who are always trying to find the fish, always changing the bait to improve their chances of success. And the more the fishermen fish, the more they have to change their and procedure.
Satan and his helpers (fishermen) are always there in our lives, and we are the fish they are trying to catch. And the bait and procedure are, in a single word, TEMPTATIONS. The word temptation means “something that attracts or entices us to action.” And that temptation can be to do good or evil. In the case of Satan it is temptation to do evil of course. We can be tempted to make money our god, give in to greed, lust, anger, power, indulgence, envy, laziness, or gluttony to name a few. All these can become evil actions. And no one’s life is free of Satan’s temptations to commit evil.
The two kinds in our fallen world are physical and moral. Physical evil includes natural disasters, murder, cruelty to others and animals, harm and destruction to environments and animal kingdoms. Moral evil hurts us very much spiritually, stems from the use of our free will, and is far more prevalent than physical evil. We must always be on guard against temptations to commit these two evils. Much to often when the evil demons tempt us, which can come at any time, we, unfortunately, take the bait. Satan and his helpers never sleep. Their main goal is to constantly roam the world, tempting all of us and seeking the ruin of lives and capturing souls for all eternity. And we constantly need help against this----God’s help, heavenly help.
With these dual helps there are ways to overcome the dual evils. And we absolutely need this help. Satan and his helpers are roaring lions. They are always there to devour souls. And in our fallen world he is succeeding at a very, very fast peace. Satan is the master, and his helpers take his direction, and together, they are very powerful. But they are not more powerful than God or His Blessed Mother or the saints in heaven.
To get the help of heaven with heavenly graces, we need prayer, daily prayer in our lives. Prayer is the very powerful weapon we use to silence the roaring lions. The Rosary prayer is most powerful. It brings the Blessed Virgin into our battle against temptations. She is the great enemy of Satan and his helpers. Satan trembles at her powers. The Hail Mary is also a powerful prayer. Individual prayer to God, Mary, or the Saints is also quite helpful. But remember, Satan, cannot win against the power of the Blessed Virgin. So, be very eager to call on Her for help against the never ending temptations we face all the time. She’ll be eager to help in return.
As the ages progress the time will come when our Blessed Mother will most certainly and absolutely defeat Satan. She’ll step on and crush the Serpent’s head. Then we will no longer live in a fallen world full of temptations. It will be a glorious time, free from dual evils. There will be no more Satan’s bait to take. Meanwhile, we most fight the life-long battle against the multitude of temptations------and win them! Don’t take the bait!
R. B.
Sources:
Our Sunday Visitor
The Thunder of Justice