Liars Lose
9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:
“Now have come the salvation and the power
and the kingdom of our God,
and the authority of his Messiah.
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters,
who accuses them before our God day and night,
has been hurled down.
11 They triumphed over him
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony;
they did not love their lives so much
as to shrink from death.
and the kingdom of our God,
and the authority of his Messiah.
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters,
who accuses them before our God day and night,
has been hurled down.
11 They triumphed over him
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony;
they did not love their lives so much
as to shrink from death.
-- Revelation 12:9-11
Some people lie. They just do. They don’t even need a reason. They just lie because they can. Have you ever known someone like that?
Years ago I stopped dating someone for that very reason. I just got tired of the lies. He would lie about the stupidest things. I never could understand why. I probably never will.
I think it’s a character issue. What about you? When someone doesn’t see honesty as something important, what does that say about them as a person? Lies cover so many issues. How can you trust such a person about anything?
Liars also like to pit people against each other. It’s like a game to them. It reminds me of the serpent in Genesis who enticed Eve. Did God really say that? Twisting words and making things appear to be true when they aren’t.
They don’t even care about the people they hurt. The damage remains long after they are gone. It’s like some kind of sick trophy to know that they have shattered lives.
Someone I know was recently described as a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Have you ever heard that phrase? I thought about it and realized it is true in this case. It’s a really good way to describe someone who tells you one thing to your face, then goes behind your back and tells lies and tries to harm you.
Revelation tells us that Jesus triumphs against the lies Satan throws at us. Satan can accuse all he wants but the blood of the Lamb covers us with truth. I am so thankful for my Mighty Savior!
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