Silenced by Truth

More corrosive than all of these are the personal assaults of the enemy’s lies whispered to our hearts. They are far more brilliant than AI and utterly precise in their tailored messages to us. The evil one knows your story, your hurts and fears, your every vulnerability.

Against our loving God, who gave his own life for us, Satan always says something to the effect of “No, he’s not.”

God isn’t good, or he wouldn’t have let that happen. 
God isn’t with you; you are on your own.
God isn’t listening to your prayers.
God isn’t near to you; he’s somewhere else.

Against your own heart Satan always undermines your identity, just as he tried to do with Jesus during his wilderness trial. “No, you’re not” is his essential message.

You’re not seen.
You’re not safe.
You’re not forgiven.
You’re not a loving person. 
You’re not going to be okay.

On and on it goes. You know very well the personal version of this, the voices you wake to in the night or first thing in the morning.

Dear sons and daughters of the Living God, you cannot talk yourself out of this poison. You must shut this assault down just as Christ showed you when he countered Satan’s lie upon lie with truth upon truth.

The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”

The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. ... “If you worship me, it will all be yours.”

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’”

The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here. For it is written:

“‘He will command his angels concerning you 
to guard you carefully;
they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”

Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” (Luke 4:3–5, 7–12)

And with that, Satan left.

You don’t reason with demons; you silence them with the truth.


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