Falling Into Satan's Trap

Paul continues…."Not only has he left me...but Demas has fallen in love." Now there’s nothing wrong with falling in love. Some of you ought to try it…as long as you’re careful who or what you fall in love with! In his letter to Timothy, Paul says that Demas has fallen in love with the world.

That bears repeating. Demas has fallen in love with the world. When we fall in love with the world than the world has become our master, and Jesus told us that, “No man can serve two masters.” The love that Demas has for the world is just like the love we have for the Lord.

Imagine loving the world that much! Unfortunately, some don’t even have to imagine. The drug addict fell in love with marijuana, LSD, heroin, crack, and cocaine. The more he loved it the more power it had over him. It began to control his body; each day it’s power getting stronger, until one day it destroyed his body.

The homosexual fell in love with someone of the same sex even though God calls it an “abomination!” The gay lifestyle’s power became stronger and stronger each day, until one day it destroyed his body and then his life.

There are those that have given their hearts and souls for the love of money and fame. They love power and position. Their greed becomes more powerful each and every day, until one day it destroys their family and then their life.

And then there are those that just simply love Sunday’s at the beach. Don’t get me wrong. It’s okay “sometimes.” It’s just not okay when it becomes a habit that keeps you from being where you belong on Sundays, here in the house of God!

Satan knows the earthly things that we like. He knows where we are the weakest, and he sets a trap for us. Please – recognize the signs and don’t fall into Satan’s traps.

Don’t be too hard on Demas. At least he made a choice. Too many folks do a Christian performance on one foot while the other foot is out in the world. They dress like the world…they talk like world…. they live like the world…. and then they walk into church and sit next to us on Sunday morning. They smile and go through the motions, saying "Praise the Lord,” shake the preacher’s hand after church and then walk right back into their worldly life thinking all is well with their soul – and it’s not!!

You know what God really hates? He hates lukewarm Christians and a lukewarm church. It sickens him and the Bible says he will “spew them out of His mouth.”

Paul tells Timothy that Demas is in love with the world. He has fallen into Satan’s trap. He was with Paul, but he fell into Satan’s trap! He was with the Man of God, but he fell into Satan’s trap! He went to worship, but he fell into Satan’s trap!

He studied the scriptures, but he fell into a trap!

He prayed with Paul, but he fell into Satan’s trap.

He fell into Satan’s trap and got weak in the knees. I wonder what it was that drew Demas back into the world? I wonder if it was the fine looking women in Thessalonica? I wonder if it was the bright lights and big city that caught his attention? I wonder if it was his desire for recognition and power. After all, that’s what gets some of us. Some things just never change.