★ Father Of Lies!

When the devil speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it, (John 8:44).

Satan's sway over mankind began when he turned the minds of Adam and Eve against GOD. In order to pull it off, he had to lie to them about GOD - and they had to fall for it. In that defining moment, he lied about GOD's Goodness, GOD's WORD, and GOD's intentions,(Genesis 3:1-6).

Satan is still up to his old tricks. JESUS said that when the devil speaks a lie, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar,(John 8:44). It should not be surprising, then, that when troubles interrupts our lives, the father of lies whispers in our ears and suddenly we are questioning GOD's Goodness. When we are told to follow HIS commands, we wonder if HIS WORD is really true in the first place. When JESUS tells us things like, "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth",(Matthew 6:19), Satan tells us that the good life is about piling up things here on earth, causing us to doubt GOD's good intentions. Satan also lies to us by twisting The WORD of GOD by saying GOD wants us to prosper, so there is no harm in hoarding wealth.

Satan just wants to make us end up in breaking even the smallest of commands in The WORD Of GOD.  And when he does that he has achieved his goal,  which is to hurt our sweet LORD. The laws that our LORD has given us to follow are not burdensome as Satan leads us to believe. The Laws of GOD are actually given for our benefit. Only we stand to gain blessings and life and Satan knows that. That is why he tries so hard to get us to disobey the Laws and Commands of our GOD ALMIGHTY.

Our problem is that we, like Adam and Eve, believe Satan's lies. And when we do, our loyalty to GOD is compromised. Then our enemy slithers off to his next assignment, leaving us alone
to face our regrets and
to face the punishment for the wrong he instigated us in doing and
To face the realization that his lies have seduced us away from our truest and dearest FRIEND, JESUS.

Satan never stays to help us mop up after the mess he has created. Whereas our JESUS waits lovingly to take us into HIS wonderful arms to console us and offer us a way out.  Who have you been listening to lately?

Satan can catch you by surprise
And stop you in your tracks,
So keep on guard and trust GOD's WORD,
Resist his strong attacks.  -Branon

The power of Satan is no match for the power of GOD's WORD. AMEN to that!