Keep the Christians Satisfied
Note from Max: The following message was transcribed from a recent strategy lesson Satan gave to his demons. Read it so that you will be aware of his scheme. II Cor. 2:11
by: Max Lucado

Don't make Christians angry, for then they will act. Don't make Christians defensive, for then they will think. Don't overwhelm Christians with the immensity of their task, for then they will pray. No, the strategy for the Christian culture is satisfaction - for satisfaction spawns complacency.

Make the Christian satisfied. Make him satisfied to be a pretty good person. Teach him to be satisfied with who he is and what he has accomplished. If he starts trying to put away some old habits or prejudices, tell him that everyone is entitled to a vice or two and to enjoy life while he still can. If he feels bad over what Christians call "sin," then teach him to compare himself with the likes of Adolf Hitler and Mussolini...that will make him feel like a saint.

Encourage the Christian to exalt mediocrity. Remind him daily of all the reasons he can't have an impact on the world (he's not bright enough, he doesn't have time, he was potty-trained too early, etc.). Tell him that people like Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, and Winston Churchill were born with a silver spoon in their mouths. They were destined for greatness. And then keep the history books out of his hands so he won't see the truth.

More specifically, make the Christian satisfied with the size of his congregation. Train him to close his eyes at the thousands around his church that are lost and just be happy with the few hundred with-in his church that are saved. Take from his heart any compassion or sorrow as he drives through the city.

Numb his conscience to the spiritual plight of his working associates and neighbors. Keep the Christian satisfied. Whisper in his ear that empty pews are just a sign of the times. If he hears about a church that is growing, be quick to tell him that their growth is a sign of their liberalism and that small numbers are the price you have to pay to preserve tradition, uh, I mean truth.

Yes, keep the Christian satisfied. If he is satisfied where he is, then he will never envision where he can be. If he is satisfied with the present, then he will never dream about the future. If he is satisfied to be average, then he will never try to be great. So let him be an average Christian.

For, in reality, an average Christian is no Christian at all.