My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. Satan blinds the minds of the unbelieving so that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, may not dawn upon them. The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. It is for each individual to say to the work of which he will surrender himself. The awful, almost incredible blindness of men who are intelligent on other subjects to the simplest and plainest truth about Christ is due to this blinding work of Satan.
Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown.
As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path. Wherever the word is preached Satan is present, either in person or through his agents, to snatch away the seed sown. It is needful for us to pray to God to keep guard over the seed sown.