One day Thomas, one of Jesus’ disciples, asked Jesus how he and the other followers could know the way to heaven. How could they finish this race as winners of eternal life? Jesus replied, “I am the way, the truth and the life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

It is only the shedding of Jesus’ blood on the cross of Calvary, for the remission of sins, that we can be set free from the bondage and power of sin. Jesus is truth and the devil is the father of all lies. Jesus told His disciples that Satan was a murderer from the beginning, and wants to destroy and steal what really belongs to God. Satan did not abide in truth, because there was no truth in him. When the devil speaks a lie, he speaks of his own: for he is a liar. God wants us to always be truthful in all things: our conversation, our dealing with others, and especially to ourselves. A lie is a lie. There are no degrees of lies: white lies, gray, fibs or any other. A lie is wrong not matter how big or how small.

From the beginning of time Satan has tried to cause confusion and separation to turn people from God. In the heavenlies, he convinced one third of the angels not to follow after God, but to follow him and they would be all powerful. God stopped Satan’s evil and diabolical plan and kicked him and his followers out of heaven and created for them a new place which was hell and all of its torments.

The Bible says, Satan roams to and fro on the earth seeking whom he may devour. In the Garden of Eden, he came to Eve lied and twisted the truth, and convinced her to sin against God. Adam and Eve disobeyed God’s command, they were not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. God told Adam that he could eat from every tree of the Garden except one tree and the day that they ate from 8 it they would surely die. Jesus was speaking of a physical and spiritual death. Satan used the serpent and tempted Eve with a lie and told her if she ate of the fruit she would be like God. The truth be known, she and Adam were as close to God as they ever would be. But by listening to Satan’s lie and obeying that lie they would be separated from God’s communion and relationship as they knew it forever.

What a waste! Listening to the lies of the devil they lost everything! God punished them by casting Adam and Eve out of the garden forever. He then commanded Adam to provide for his family by working very hard, by the sweat of his brow and Eve would bare children in great pain and suffering. The serpent would crawl instead of walk on the ground as before and eat dust forever. Finally, they would face physical death and not live forever as God had originally intended for His creation.

Today, satan continues his devious plan on all mankind. He doesn’t care who, when, or where, all he cares about is destroying your life forever. He will entice you to give into peer pressure and participate in smoking, drinking, drugs, pre-martial relations, cheating, homosexuality, and all manner of sin just to separate you from God. He hates God and he hates you! The Bible teaches us satan’s tricks, and we are not to be ignorant of them. Watch out that he doesn’t catch you unaware. Don’t listen to satan! Don’t give in to his lies!

Just like Jesus in the wilderness after a forty day fast of food and water and being all alone in harsh, rugged conditions, He spoke the Word of God back to the devil. The Bible says, “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist ( to fend off or offset the actions) the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.” God will never leave you or forsake you. He has given you the power to be a conqueror over the devil. Use that power and be victorious not a victim. Resist satan’s lies. Resist his temptations and do good — not evil. Love — not hate. Always be truthful — don’t lie.