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A quote from The Art of War by General Sun Tzu has been used for centuries in military and other areas of life, such as politics, sports, business, leadership and management. It states that, "All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near." This is the same for our spiritual enemy.
"Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and now am here. I have not come on my own; but he sent me. Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. 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." [John 8:42-44]
Our enemy, the devil, uses deceit so craftily, sometimes we don't even realize we're falling into sin. At the end of one of my favorite song, Lies by amp movement, they write in the video,
"I cannot tell you to believe in devils, I may not even be able to prove to you they exist, but don't you think that if they did exist, the first thing they'd do is convince you that devils aren't real? That way, you are no threat to their influence. You'd just be another helpless victim. So the question is, is that you?"
This really hit me, as sometimes it doesn't even cross my mind that there's the lion, the devil, out there, prowling for me. He tempts me everyday, he's everywhere, trying to make me fall. Sometimes, it doesn't even hit me that the devil is real.
"Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me! Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don't you believe me? He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God."" [John 8:45-47]
I think this verse is really scary to be honest. If you do not belong to God, who do you belong to? The devil. You cannot be in the middle, but either or. You either belong to God, or you belong to the devil. Now, do you believe in the devil, or has he used his deceit on you too?
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God's truth is the best protection against Satan's lies.
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