Reality Check

folks, don't deceive yourselves into thinking that satan is some completely powerless non-threat. if that was the case, we wouldn't have so much evil and trouble in the world.

the Bible refers to him as 'the god of this world.'
while he does not have infinite and unchecked power, he does indeed have some limited form power.

let me clarify that statement before you guys pull out your AK's:

deception is a form of power.
when you lie to someone in order to get them to do something you want done, you have in effect exercised a form of power over them. you have more or less forcing them to act in a way that you desired, but in a way that they would not have acted of their own accord.

manipulation is a form of power.
have you [or someone you know] ever over-drafted on your bank, then called and acted all innocent so they would knock off the fees?

sexual attraction is a form of power.
do i really have to lay it out how we [men and women] use it to our advantage when we know that someone is or may be attracted to us?

yes it's true that he has to have permission to operate, but did you realize that that permission can come from you? whether you give him overt permission by doing something stupid like selling your soul and signing a contract in blood [exaggerated for emphasis, but don't think it doesn't happen...], or you're a 'casual horoscope reader,' you are giving your consent (and most likely you haven't read the big print, let alone the fine print.)

when you sign a blood transfusion consent form before surgery, you agree to accept donor blood. you don't get to pick and choose black blood only, or no blood from short people, or only blue from people with blue or green eyes. no. you get a mixture of blood produced from merger of donations from people across the nation.

when you agree to allow the devil to operate in your life in the area of, let's say, divination, you can't say 'oh, by the way lucifer, you can only wotk in my life thru horoscopes...' not at all. it just does not work that way. you effectively give permission for him to run horoscopes, palm reading, crystal ball gazing, channeling, telekinesis, and all other forms or divination right thru your front door.

you have given him permission to exercise his limited power to the max!

i'm just saying...