"Great Power"

3 Nephi 6:15 Now the cause of this iniquity of the people was this—Satan had great power, unto the stirring up of the people to do all manner of iniquity, and to the puffing them up with pride, tempting them to seek for power, and authority, and riches, and the vain things of the world.

What was this "great power" that Satan had over the Nephites? I can only think of one "great power" that Satan uses regularly. He can talk to us. And we sometimes listen."

That's basically it. That is the "great power" of Satan. Maybe some Satan-worshipers disagree with that, and there was a dark force that exerted some influence on one person on one occasion, but for the rest of us, the most power he will ever exercise over us is the "great power" of talking to us.

The only reason Satan has any power at all is because we sometimes listen to him. If we stop listening to him, his "great power" won't do him any good. His only ability will be to talk to a brick wall or shout into the void. We can make sure his lies fall on deaf ears. And if we do that, we can take away his "great power" and leave him completely powerless.

Sure, he can have "great power" over us, but that's only true if we listen to him.