THE FATHER OF LIES AND HIS WEB OF DECEPTION

THE FATHER OF LIES AND HIS WEB OF DECEPTION

"Jesus said to them, “If God were really your Father, you would love me. I came from God, and now I am here. I did not come by my own authority. God sent me. You don’t understand the things I say, because you cannot accept my teaching. Your father is the devil. You belong to him. You want to do what he wants. He was a murderer from the beginning. He was always against the truth. There is no truth in him. He is like the lies he tells. Yes, the devil is a liar. He is the father of lies" - John 8:42-44 (ERV)

In 1939 just before the outbreak of World War II, Germany and Russia signed the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. This treaty promised that neither nation would attack the other, and it laid out a plan for how they would divide the nations of Eastern Europe between them. Yet in 1941, without warning or provocation, Adolf Hitler sent his tanks across the Russian border in a sneak attack. Hitler had no interest in keeping his word; the treaty was meant only as a temporary measure until he could do what he wanted. (Source: The Collapse of the Soviet Empire, George J. Neimanis) 

There is an African proverb that says "A chameleon can only change its colour but never change its skin". The devil may change his mode/method of operations from generation to generation but his true nature and identity will forever remain the same. In John 8:44, Jesus Christ described satan as "the father of lies". That is, the devil will tell you anything you want to hear to get you to do what he wants you to do. He is indeed a father of lies who breaks every promise that he makes like that highly dreaded Adolf Hitler of Germany. 

Therefore, if satan promises you riches, affluence and power, it will definitely be a temporary package with loads of sorrow and grief attached to it. (Proverbs  23:5, Proverbs 10:22). If he offers you a wife, then you have satan as your Father-in-law and you can imagine how miserable life will be thereafter. (Judges 16:1-5). If he promises you a child, no matter how much you lavish on him/her, the middle name of that child will be Fool, Pain and Sorrow (Proverbs 17:21). If satan 'arranges' a car for you, then you have only succeeded in collecting a mobile coffin/casket for your entire family. If satan gives you a house, then the description of your house will be "The Castle of Tragedy or Mansion of Sorrow" (Psalms  32:10). If satan promises you a job,  then you may have to spend every dime you earn to nurse his evil children like HIV AIDs, cancer, kidney failure, etc. 

Friend, satan is the father of lies and grandmaster of deception who lures his victims and murders them prematurely (Romans 6:23). And since chameleon can never change its skin, then, you will be a big fool if you believe the devil has something good in stock for you. Why do you want to enjoy the treaty of sin for a season when you can choose to embrace the truth for eternity (Hebrews 11:25). Therefore, I urge you to turn your back on the father of lies today, surrender your life genuinely to Jesus Christ and revoke every agreement you have entered into with the devil before it will be too late to do so. Also, please stop telling lies if you don't want to end up in the lake of fire with your father  - the devil (Revelation 21:8). 

"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death." - Revelation  21:8

The statements below summarises the nature and compensation plans of Satan recorded in John 8:44.

Satan promises the best, but pays with the worst;
He promises honor and pays with disgrace;
He promises pleasure and pays with pain;
He promises profit and pays with loss;
He promises life and pays with death. —Thomas Brooks

My prayer for you and my humble self is that we will not become a victim of lies and deceptions that the devil is using to capture the souls of millions of people into dungeon of everlasting sorrow in Jesus name. As the Lord lives, we shall receive grace to walk out of the terrible web of deception that the father of lies (the devil) may deploy against our destiny and soul in Jesus name. 

Good day and God bless you.

Maranatha!

Bro. Okanlawon Taiwo

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