“We are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against EVIL RULERS and authorities of the UNSEEN WORLD, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against EVIL SPIRITS…” (Eph. 6:12)
The devil’s greatest trick is convincing the world that HE DOESN’T EXIST. Satan is the supreme deceiver, striving to rid our minds of his existence and to make us believe that all the Bible’s teaching about him is the stuff of myth, legend, and ancient mythology — obsolete stories that have no place in our enlightened and comfortably brave new world.
But the reality is,
- The devil is the father of lies: “The devil, does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks native language, for HE IS A LIAR and the father all lies.” (John 8:44)
- The devil is the deceiver of nations: “The devil was cast into the bottomless pit, so that he should deceive the nations no more…” (Rev. 20:3)
- The devil “disguises himself as an angel of light” and he will do whatever is in his power to get us to FORGET HIM altogether and to live as if he doesn’t exist.“…Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.” (2 Corin. 11:14)
The greatest hurt the devil has done to us is to KEEP US AWAY from the Word of God, Why? The devil knows that God’s word is not just WORDS ON A PAGE but it is “…LIVING and POWERFUL, and sharper than any two-edged sword…” (Heb. 4:12) He knows that the word of God is the “breath of God” breathed out ON US as we read it. “All Scripture is GOD–BREATHED…” (2 Tim. 3:16) You see, that is what transforms us, “…be transformed by the RENEWING of your mind.” (Rom. 12:2) God’s BREATHED WORD renews our minds!!!
-Bill Stockham