In his composition of letters called the Screwtape letter, Screwtape (a senior demon) is training his nephew demon (worn-wood) in the ways of deceiving a young man he calls the patient. In his attempt to led the man into hell, Screwtape coaches his nephew to use all means possible in other to accomplish the mission.

"The road to hell is a gradual road, a slippery-slop." This were the words of Screwtape to wormwood, which some how, seems very true. In the mind of Lewis, it seems as if the devil as devised a plan that is proven to work on unsuspecting souls. As it follow, the devil does not have to make a person commit murder in other to get them to hell, as a matter of fact, committing murder may actually led the person to a full realization of their sins and accept the saving grace of God. The better plan, as Screwtape saw it, is to led the patient into hell while making him think he is headed to heaven.

In this insightful exploration of the inner working of the enemy, Lewis brought to light some of the things we do in life which, he says, is a reaction to the workings of Screwtape and his other demon friends. Every time I do not feel like worshipping, praying or doing anything that would enrich my relationship with Christ, the enemy is smiling at a job well done. I have to confess, I know there are lots of moments that I do not feel like doing all this things. I believe the genius of this book is Lewis' knowledge of peoples weakness and his ability to draw out that weakness and bring the enemy's plan against those weakness out in the open. It is a bit nerve racking when I realize that every time I get into a place I don't feel like giving God my attention, that is the enemy's plans coming to fruition.

I have to say, though, as a believer who has been giving knowledge of the workings of the enemy, It kills me when his plans against believers works itself out in the lives of my friends and family. I know friends who are believers but just don't care to do anything that has to do with Christ and I have family member who seem to care more about money than they do about the gospel and in-fact seem to think of God more as a ginny in a bottle they can call on when they need something. Even in my own faiths, there are moments that I fall into the same trap of trying to give myself glory instead of God. It is disheartening when I think of times like this in my own faith and even more so the faith of those I love.

I believe though, time of realizing that we have an enemy who is after us at all cost, we have to remember that we have a God who promises to never let us go. I do believe there is a reason God puts ideas of this book into Lewis's head; but, I do not believe the reason is to bring us down or make us doubt our faith, on the contrary, this book I believe is meant as a tool to help us in the fight against the enemy. In war time, the best way to defeat your enemy is to know your enemy. With this book, Lewis has giving us a front row sit into seeing the plans of our enemy and even reviled to us their biggest weakness; They don't know God's plan. As believers, we know that all of Gods plans, are plans for us to be spiritual victors.

For all those who are made nervous by Screwtape, there is one point I believe you must keep in mind, Screwtape's ultimate plan did not succeed. This I believe is Lewis letting us know that God will always win the battle for our souls, as a matter of fact, Christ on the cross declared the war for our salvation "Finished."

ALL THAT REMAINS IS A FEW BATTLES!!!!!!!!!!!