“When the devil sees a man or woman who really believes in prayer, who knows how to pray, and who really does pray, and, above all, when he sees a whole church on its face before God in prayer, he trembles as much as he ever did, for he knows that his day in that church or community is at an end.”1 – R. A. Torrey
“My main ambition in life is to be on the devil’s most wanted list.” – Leonard Ravenhill
“Satan so hates the genuine praise of Christ that his fiery darts of discouragement are not effective against us when we respond in praise.” – William Thrasher
“Satan’s greatest success is in making people think they have plenty of time before they die to consider their eternal welfare.” – John Owen
“It is a masterpiece of the devil to make us believe that children cannot understand religion. Would Christ have made a child the standard of faith if He had known that it was not capable of understanding His words?” – Dwight L. Moody
“When a Christian shuns fellowship with other Christians, the devil smiles. When he stops studying the Bible, the devil laughs. When he stops praying, the devil shouts for joy.” – Corrie Ten Boom
“Satan wants to lure us into his traps, and he knows exactly what kind of ‘bait’ will appeal to us. He knows what we’re like, and he will attack us exactly where we are the weakest.” – Billy Graham
“The more useful we are to God, the more we will be attacked by the enemy.” – Zac Poonen
“Satan’s chief device of temptation is to attack the truth of God.” – R. C. Sproul
“Satan is the arch-counterfeiter.” – A. W. Pink
“It’s a fact of earthly life that when God opens the windows of heaven to bless us, the devil opens the doors of hell to blast us. When God begins moving, the devil fires up all his artillery.” – Adrian Rogers
“There is no neutral ground in the universe; every square inch, every split second, is claimed by God and counter-claimed by Satan.” – C. S. Lewis
“If you are a Christian, you are at war. But our approach to spiritual warfare usually falls into one of two extremes – either we place an undue emphasis on Satan and his powers or we completely ignore the existence of a personal enemy.” – Chip Ingram
“The devil is not terribly frightened of our human efforts and credentials. But he knows his kingdom will be damaged when we begin to lift up our hearts to God.” – Jim Cymbala
“I know well that when Christ is nearest, Satan also is busiest.” – Robert Murray McCheyne
“The devil abhors light and truth because these remove the ground of his working.” – Watchman Nee
“Don’t ever try to argue with the Devil.” – Rick Warren
“Satan tempts to sin under a pretense of religion. He is most to be feared when he transforms himself into an angel of light. He came to Christ with Scripture in his mouth: ‘It is written.’ The devil baits his hook with religion.” – Thomas Watson
“When God lifts you up, Satan can never put you down.” – Woodrow Kroll
“I believe Satan to exist for two reasons: first, the Bible says so; and second, I’ve done business with him.” – Dwight L. Moody
1 All of these quotations listed in this devotion are from the following websites: