The Adversary of God IS God

"For the leader of the world is coming, and to me has nothing" (John 14:30 Alexander). That is really good news. God opts for good: "We know then that those who love God in everything, He helps them toward goodness, those whom He consecrated beforehand to be called" (Romans 8:28 Alexander). In God's assumption turning into manifestation, He pulls to the right; i.e., towards good and benevolence. That is His nature. God is Good.

God does not have to be like that. He COULD be evil, if He were so inclined. Imagining all things that could be, every option, every contingency, God COULD lead things into terror and torment, every hope of man dashed, failure at every turn. God HAS imagined all things that could be, every option, every contingency, and is working them all toward the full manifestation of Him, of Good. Satan is that other option He ever resists. All through history, the process of His becoming, evil comes to naught - dead ends and failures. Satan does raise up his head, and it continuously gets squashed. Because the Big Guy ever choses to bring about good over the evil option. Always has, always will. THAT is our faith. Jesus rode it through trial, scourge, and crucifixion. He forgave them - chose good - and became God's unmitigated Manifestation.

PS: You do well to resist the Devil. God does, too.