"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour."
Jesus referred to the devil as a liar: "He (the devil) was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him, When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it." (John 8:44) It should be no surprise to us that the devil is in the business of deception when he deals with human beings. (When he deals with us....) Our problem with sin came about by the devil's deception. He convinced Eve and Adam, and that the forbidden fruit was forbidden because eating it would open their eyes and make them like God. They believed the lie and started a downward spiral that has continued through history, for they were deceived by the devil. It is safe to say that our world problems have been caused by the deceptions of the devil. Let's not be too hard of Adam and Eve, for we have had to deal with this devilish deception ourselves, and have probably succumbed to it at some time or other in our lives. (Probably?) The devil deceived David when David saw Bathsheba's beauty, and that it would be alright for him to commit adultery with her. This occurred in spite of the fact that her husband was fighting for the cause of his kingship and country. David had always had to deal with temptations, as do we all, but that one temptation took over his life at that moment, and caused him trouble in the rest of reign. David is certainly still considered a great man of God. He wrote many of the Psalms, but his failure should serve as a warning for us that the devil will not stop trying to deceive us no matter how many temptations we have overcome in the past. No one is immune to the devil's deceptions. He knows when to hit us with them when they would do the most harm to our lives, and often to the harm of our families, and to our witness for Christ. That is why we need to heed Peter's warning to "Be sober, be vigilant because your adversary the devil, walks about seeking whom he may devour." Bro. Joe
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