"Did you notice my servant Job?" the LORD asked. "There is no one on earth as faithful and good as he is. He worships me and is careful not to do anything evil."

Satan replied, "Would Job worship you if he got nothing out of it? You have always protected him and his family and everything he owns. You bless everything he does, and you have given him enough cattle to fill the whole country. But now suppose you take away everything he has - he will curse you to your face!"

"All right," the LORD said to Satan, "everything he has is in your power, but you must not hurt Job himself." So Satan left.

Job 1:8-12

Can we see through Satan's twisted logic? His conversation with God about Job illustrates the problem. He charged that Job had selfish motives for serving God. Satan's strategy is often similar in our lives. He tries to convince us that evil motives are good and that good motives are evil. We are often intrigued with Satan's subtle reasoning, especially when it feeds our own selfish desires. Help us to see through his immoral point of view and to see Your point of view.

Our Daily Bread - October 2, 2001