God-conscious?

Wow! We have spent the whole week talking about Satan. There is a part of me that despises giving him that much attention. On the other hand, I know we need to understand our enemy's tactics. Especially during this time of year, when the world portrays him as nothing but a fictional, fun character. We as Christians need to have an accurate knowledge of him. Do not let that knowledge scare you. We have Christ living in us and He is our Victory over Satan; in the past, in the present, and in the future. Satan does loose and he loses big, like being cast into the eternal lake of fire. Though we do not fear him, we do not need to engage in his practices either. We need to keep our self separate from him and his ways. A mistake we can make when we learn something new is to become obsessed with it. Many times when Christians study Satan they start looking for him under every rock. He becomes the center of their attention. That should never happen. Christ should always have our attention. He will deal with Satan if we stay focused on him.
Dr. A.W. Tozer a pastor and theologian explains this eloquently when he states, “The scriptural way to see things is to set the Lord always before us, put Christ in the center of our vision, and if Satan is lurking around he will appear on the margin only and be seen as but a shadow on the edge of the brightness. It is always wrong to reverse this—to set Satan in the focus of our vision and push God out to the margin. Nothing but tragedy can come of such inversion. The best way to keep the enemy out is to keep Christ in. The sheep need not be terrified by the wolf; they have but to stay close to the shepherd. It is not the praying sheep Satan fears, but the presence of the shepherd. The instructed Christian whose faculties have been developed by the Word and the Spirit will not fear the devil. When necessary he will stand against the powers of darkness and overcome them by the blood of the Lamb and the word of his testimony. He will recognize the peril in which he lives and will know what to do about it, but he will practice the presence of God and never allow himself to become devil-conscious.”
Are you God-conscious or devil-conscious? Praise God that Halloween is over and tomorrow we enter the Thanksgiving season. A time we set apart to remember all the things we should be thankful for year round. There is no better time than the holiday season to be God-conscious.

Keep your eyes open for God, watch for his works; be alert for signs of his presence. Remember the world of wonders he has made, his miracles, and the verdicts he’s rendered.
Psalms 105:4-5