Context: Inspired by C.S. Lewis’s classic – The Screwtape Letters, this fictional series features letters from a senior demon to his young protégé, exposing hell’s subtle strategies against believers. These are not meant to amuse, but to awaken.
This isn’t just satire – it’s a mirror. A sharp one. Because sometimes the enemy’s strategies sound uncomfortably familiar.
My dear Wormwood,
Let me remind you of one of our most important principles: We never give anything for free.
Oh, we’ll make it look free. Wrap it in glitter. Dangle it on their screens like candy. Whisper that it’s harmless, deserved, and fun. But behind every “yes” we offer is a hidden chain and we never show them the chain upfront.
Take notes from our current cultural strategies. We say, “Be your authentic self,” but we never define what that means.
We teach them that boundaries are oppression, that God’s commands are outdated rules for lesser minds. “Do what makes you happy,” we say. “Follow your heart.” Never mind that Scripture calls the heart deceitful above all things, don’t let them read that part.
Meanwhile, the Enemy, how frustrating tells them the full cost before they even commit. “Take up your cross,” He says. “Deny yourself.” He ruins the appeal by being honest from the beginning. He tells them obedience will hurt, surrender will cost, and salvation comes by death to self. What a terrible marketer.
Now, on our side, we know better.
We let them click the link that says, “Watch for free” but it’s the beginning of their bondage to lust.
We let them listen to the podcast that mocks faith, “Just entertainment!” they’ll say but we know it slowly chisels at their convictions.
We encourage them to keep quiet about sin, “It’s not your place to judge,” we whisper but the silence only deepens their shame and normalizes the darkness.
We don’t tell them that casual dating will lead to covenant confusion.
We don’t tell them that greed starts with “just one more” and ends with emptiness.
We don’t tell them that “manifesting” isn’t harmless – it’s the back door to idolatry and covetousness.
No, no. We don’t tell them any of that. We just give them options and let their flesh take over.
Make sure your patient grows allergic to the truth. Teach him to stop listening when sermons mention sin. Let him get bored when holiness is preached. Instead, offer sermons that flatter his self-image and worship songs that sound more like love letters to self than adoration of the Enemy.
And above all, convince him that freedom means no consequences. That’s our sweet spot. Just don’t let him remember that sin always comes with a bill.
Because unlike the Enemy, we don’t ask for everything upfront, we just slowly drain everything over time.
If he starts to wake up, if he starts to feel the emptiness or suspect that the glitter was just bait, remind him that it’s too late. Shame him into silence. Keep him from the cross.
Because we both know… the moment he turns to the Enemy, even in a whisper, He’ll come running. That cursed grace will come flooding in. The debts will be erased, the chains broken, and the light will expose our tricks.
So, dear Wormwood, move quickly. Distract ruthlessly. Package slavery as freedom. Just don’t let him read:
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
– Romans 6:23
Your hidden uncle,
Screwtape
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