S3: Satan's Desire (The Gift of Thorns)
The Gift of Thorns (A. J. Swoboda)
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We all learn to gravitate toward the desires of the one who gives us what we want. God is most interested in our formation into the image of Christ— not in giving us everything we want. Satan, on the other hand, does not wish to see us formed into the image of Christ. Rather, Satan offers us what we want so we will become enslaved to his kingdom, ways, and desires.
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