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1 | Can the devil read your thoughts or mind | 2 Tim 2:15 | Michael1986 | 229008 | ||
Can the devil read your thoughts or mind? | ||||||
2 | Can the devil read your thoughts or mind | 2 Tim 2:15 | BradK | 229009 | ||
Hello Michael, Satan is not Ominscient and there is nothing from scripture that would give any indication he can read our thoughts or minds! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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3 | Can the devil read your thoughts or mind | 2 Tim 2:15 | Michael1986 | 229011 | ||
The reason why I asked this question is because my friends in my bible study group told me this. I didn't know this. I thought the devil could read your thoughts and knew your weaknesses and what temptations affect one the most. They told me no, the only way the devil knows you is by your actions and words. I think out loud a lot when I'm alone and this concerns me greatly that the devil could use my inner thoughts against me; so should I think silently? | ||||||
4 | Can the devil read your thoughts or mind | 2 Tim 2:15 | biblicalman | 229013 | ||
Hi Michael, Welcome to the forum. There is no certain answer to your question, but it is probable that your friends are correct. Satan does not seem to have been able to read Job's mind. Rather he surmised how he would behave if treated in a certain way. He was wrong. He could not discern how deeply Job loved God. He was wrong again when he sought to accuse Joshua the High Priest before God and was rebuked for his pains (Zechariah 3.1-2). He finds God difficult to understand. True love is something outside his sphere. We gain the impression that Satan could not read Jesus' mind in the Temptation narratives. As with Job he thought that Jesus would succumb to pressure and be tempted to carry out His Messiahship the easy way. He was wrong again. It is even questionable whether at that stage he even realised precisely Who Jesus was ('son of God' was an ambiguous phrase and could indicate a number of things). How else could he have hoped to be able to tempt Him? And the same applies at the end of Jesus' life. Satan hurried Jesus on to His death (Luke 22.3), not recognising what the consequences would be for himself. He knew that somehow Jesus was sent in order to thwart his plans. He did not know how God intended to do it. He also thought that he could bring Peter down, not realising that he would make him only stronger (Luke 22.31-32). And as Jesus prayed for Peter so does He pray for us. For He is omnipresent. You must not make the mistake of thinking that Satan is omnipresent or omniscient. It is very possible that in fact Satan has never taken much notice of you. He has probably left you to his numerous minions. (Jesus calls them Satan as well - Mark 3.23). See Ephesians 6.10-18. He does, of course, have a very good idea of what will cause people to succumb to temptation, and he and his minions can soon observe us in order to discover our weaknesses, but it is probably not by reading our minds. And we should remember that if we are Christians we come under the protection of the blood of Jesus. It may well be good advice not to speak your thoughts aloud, even though it is probable that at least some of the time you are not under observation. Best wishes |
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