What, then, are the lessons of this section? First, Satan always opposes a good thing no matter what it is. The Bible does not paint for us a picture of this life as idealistic and trouble-free; that must wait for heaven. In this world, sin-ravaged as it is, where Satan prowls like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour, we must expect trouble. Passages such as this one are given to us by way of example so that we might be forewarned (cf. 1 Cor. 10:11). Trouble! We can expect it to come, and sometimes