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Exodus 10:24 Then Pharaoh called to Moses, and said, “Go, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be detained. Even your little ones may go with you.”… 26 Our livestock too must go with us; not a hoof is to be left behind. We have to use some of them in worshiping the Lord our God, and until we get there we will not know what we are to use to worship the Lord.”

After numerous plagues, Pharaoh attempted to negotiate with Moses about who can stay and who can go from the bondage of Egypt. Pharaoh initially agreed to let only the men go (Exodus 10:8-11). When Moses didn’t agree to Pharaoh’s deal, Pharaoh agreed to let everyone leave except the flocks and herds. Although the deal was tempting, Moses said no deal.

Satan is a lot like Pharaoh when it comes to obtaining the promises of God. We are joint heirs with Christ and we’re entitled to everything God promised us (divine health, prosperity, wealth, joy, etc.). Satan will try to influence us to scale back on what God promised us. Instead of being totally healed of that disease, Satan will attempt to negotiate with us on having the disease, but keeping it under control by taking medication for the rest of our lives. Instead of stepping out on faith and starting that business, Satan will attempt to negotiate with us on letting that dream go and working at that job for “income security.”

Like Moses, some of the deals Satan presents are pretty tempting. If we take the deal, we can rest from our faith fight and we’ll have a moment of happiness. But in the back of our minds, we’ll know we limited God’s ability to positively impact our lives.

Never negotiate with the devil. Believe that you have received all that God has for you.

Inspired by Pastor Bill Winston.