Transformation

All negative things in the universe have been attributed to Satan. But the fact is,  the Lord allows it so. Was Satan not defeated at the cross? Was he not judged? But how comes he is still very active in the world and even troubling many genuine believers? These are some questions many naive believers reckon as enigmas. But to those who truly know the Lord and His purpose on earth, whatever Satan does is allowed by the Lord for the good of His children.

My recent study on the life of Job impressed me deeply regarding God's work in man through Satan. God, in His multifarious wisdom, uses Satan to carry out the work of transformation among His children. Just as He allowed Satan to touch all that Job had except his life, He allows some unexpected things among the believers which in the divine sight is a glorious work of transformation. Many times, like Job, the so called "good" Christians tend to claim their natural goodness and merit as a means for God's blessing and deliverance from the processes God had originally initiated.  Even some blind and foolish Christians dared to "cast" Satan into the lake of fire, which only God could do and would ultimately do, being ignorant of the fact that God is using Satan to accomplish His plan in the believers.

By and large, God would not Himself execute the work of transformation through circumstances involving persons, matters and things, but He would definitely use the right person for the right job, Satan. No wonder, God still allows Satan to roam as a roaring lion. It is like a mother warning her naughty child with police for discipline. So also, the Lord at times allows the stripping through Satan as in Job's case to stripped us of all that is not according to His divine life and nature, so that He can transform us into His image for His expression and representation on this earth.

With this divine revelation of God's eternal plan, one can easily understand and accepts the Lord's transformation work even through Satan. Actually, Satan is the greatest fool and whatever he does is for the display of God's multifarious wisdom. Hallelujah!