Day 123 Don’t Believe The Liar
John 8:44 (New International Version)
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
On Day 122, I talked to you about how our wonderful God made provision for us. Through the blood that Jesus (our Advocate) shed on the cross, we were made clean. (Romans 5:19) What an amazing truth!!
Do we always feel righteous? No! As soon as we sin, the devil comes right to us with a heavy load of condemnation and says, “See! You are a sinner. Look what you just did!!”
What he doesn’t realize is that we have already been forgiven. Because we are flesh, we will sin but because of our relationship with Jesus, we have already been forgiven.
All he can do is lie. It’s his vocation and he is good at it. The “father of lies” loves to screw up our thinking so we see ourselves as failures.
It’s very difficult to feel victorious (2 Cor. 2:14) when thoughts of failure move in and take up residence in our souls. Our souls are our thoughts, our emotions and our choices. That’s where he comes in to do his work.
It is up to us to know who we are in Christ and know our authority to kick him off of the premises. (James 4:7) If we are filled with the truth, we will not believe the lies.
Isaiah 26:14 (Amplified Bible)
14They [the former tyrant masters] are dead, they shall not live and reappear; they are powerless ghosts, they shall not rise and come back. Therefore You have visited and made an end of them and caused every memory of them [every trace of their supremacy] to perish.
That’s the absolute truth!! You don’t have to feel like a puppet on a string any more. The puppeteer can’t keep you dancing to his tune any longer. Because at the cross, the strings were cut --- and you have been set free!!
Now that’s good news!!
GPS (Directions)
· Read the following scriptures and spend time relating them to your situation.
Revelation 12:10
I John 2:1
Luke 10:19
Prayer Focus:
Thank God that your sins are forgiven!!
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