I am a Jesus pusher!!! I love to speak of Him. The songs I sing are about Him. The answer to every question comes back to Jesus. My recreation is tied to Him. Even my hobbies are somehow connected to Jesus. I know there is a devil. In the great temptation, the Bible identifies him as a real being. Jesus was actually tempted by the devil (Matthew 4:1). At the close of this great spiritual battle, Matthew writes, Then the devil left Him (Matthew 4:11). We all understand the two fold nature of temptation. It is normally tied into the physical. However, this is only a beginning view of temptation. The spiritual battle rages in the heavenly unseen world. The mystical heavenly realm dips into the realistic physical world of our lives to bring about temptation. Paul reminds us, For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places (Ephesians 6:12). This does not mean we are not tempted in the physical; it only means much more is taking place than appears in the physical.
We do not have a lot of information given to us in the Scriptures about the devil. But then why would we want to know details about him? We do not want to under estimate his ability and power; but he does not compare to Jesus. Instead of speaking about the devil, I want to highlight and focus on Jesus. I do not want to focus on the devil, when I can focus on the greatness of Jesus. Victory is found in Jesus. The answer to every trick of the devil is found in intimacy with Jesus. There is no darkness in Jesus. Nothing can hinder me when I am found in Jesus. Jesus is my total answer! No wonder I am a Jesus pusher!!!