The Face of Satan

Note: I do not advise dreams being put on the level of scripture, they do not belong there and typically they do not have any power other than emotional but that is not to say God cannot use them. Use caution, care and prayer when applying dreams to the wakeful hours of your life!


I was doing some Bible studies that my pastor had given me and in one of them I became impressed to ask God to reveal any sin in my heart. Sin is so deceptive, it has been compared by some to a cancer and I think that is a pretty good comparison. We may walk around looking normal on the outside but be dying on the inside from cancer. I have a friend who has had cancer for years and it seems like it just keeps appearing randomly throughout his body. One Sunday as he was hurrying out the door I greeted him and he said to me, “I’ve got to get home, the whole side of my head is numb”.  He looked normal but the cancer was at work.

But sin is even more horrible than cancer. We will be healed from cancer but our sin has the potential to lead us into eternal separation from all that is lovely and decent. Right now we live in a world created by God and even though Satan is the prince of the world we can still see and sense the beauty of God’s creation. In fact Paul truly says creation itself testifies of God. Even the non believer enjoys the world we live in and the extreme beauty that surrounds us is immeasurable and shouts of a creator.

My sin and yours too, is a speciality of Satan. How so? Well most of us do not think our sin is so bad and there are millions of others who will chorus satan’s song lauding sin. The Bible tells of satan’s appearing like an angel of light and certainly he does this with sin. Whether it is drugs, sexual immorality,  or whatever, you only need look just a little to see satan’s work at making sin appear “OK”.

So I prayed and asked God to reveal sin in my heart and He did that for me and more, He showed me the face of Satan in my sin. Even though I had been delivered of my sin I still did not view it as God does. I still soft soaped it and, deceived by  myself and a society that hates God’s ways, I still looked upon it as a indulgent grandfather might view the little shortcomings of his grandchildren. What a mistake! Until we see our sin for what it is we are being fooled and are at risk. Confession is not enough, repentance must come along side it for any good effect. So I had prayed and asked God to reveal my sin.

Now I do not put a whole lot of store in dreams but after this prayer I had dreams where my old pet sin played a prominent role. For a series of days this happened and each time I woke I would pray, confess, and thank God for His deliverance. But I am writing this because of the last dream. In it I was confronted with the face of the author of my sin and its awfulness. In this dream all the visions of Satan’s propaganda were passing through my mind each one melting into a face of flames.

You know how it is to wake from a dream, it takes a second to know that you're OK. There was my wife sleeping peacefully beside me. It was only a dream. I began to pray as I lay in bed. God had allowed me to see Satan’s face in my sin. Lord willing I would never again accept the world’s view of my pet sin. I know I will continue to see it, as I walk along, presented with great sympathy and tolerance; embraced by the enlightened ones. I know the real face of my sin and it is abhorrently wicked and a chief among the lies of Satan in this lost world. Don't accept his lies about your sin. He has a world that will tell you it is OK. That is a lie.

That inexpressible and glorious joy the Bible talks about?  Well I know some of it. I am so glad that my Heavenly Father has taken this sin from me! And if He has done this for me He can do anything absolutely ANYTHING! for you. Just ask Him.