Guard your heart against deception.

“And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.” 
Revelations 12:9(KJV)

From our opening scripture, we see that satan gains control over the lives of people by deception. So the way to obtain victory in spiritual warfare begins with truth.

Revelations 20:7-8 says, “And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth …” So, we see that satan deceives people, and the only weapon you have against deception is truth.

In 2 Corinthians 2:11, the bible says, “Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.” Notice, that satan takes advantage of the ignorant. So, if you are going to excel in spiritual warfare, you must not be ignorant.

Ignorance is terrible. It has been said that, “The strength of the oppressor is the ignorance of the oppressed.” So, you need to get accurate knowledge of the Word of God if you are going to excel in spiritual warfare. That is why satan hates truth. This is why Jesus said in John 8:44 speaking of the devil, Jesus said, “He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.”

So, we now know that every lie has its origin in satan.

In Acts 5:3, Peter told Ananias, “… why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost …” So, we can see that satan gains control over people through lies. Therefore, guard your heart against satan's deception.

PRAYER
Dear Father, I pray that you expose every seed of falsehood that have entered into my belief system in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read: 
Matthew 24:24, Romans 16:17-18, Ephesians 4:14-15.

DOING THE WORD
Submit your heart to the truth of God's word and allow that truth to correct your focus from every deception.