Father of Lies

Anybody remember the old Amy Grant Song “Are you Living in an Old Man’s rubble?”

It is an old song and the chorus goes something like this


Are you living in an Old Man’s Rubble?


Are you listening to the Father of Lies?


If you are then you’re headed for trouble


If you listen to long you’ll eventually die.

I don’t know why this song came to my mind this week. I could not get it out of head. I think that the Lord brought it to mind to bring something to my attention. That has been me the past few weeks. I have been listening to the Father of Lies. I have been under such an attack and I have been beaten. Satan is such a liar and I let him get my head and mess with my mind and heart. He wants us to be defeated. He wants down on our back feeling hopeless and helpless and completely useless. I must confess he has gotten to me. In a big way. So much that I felt myself spiraling and out of control and I didn’t even realize it until I felt hopeless.
But we have a way to fight back. We do not have to be hopeless, because we know the father of all hope. The rest of that Amy Grant song says this
But if you are living as new creation


If you listening to the Father of Light


Then you’re living in a mighty fortress


And you’re going to be clothed with power and might!
Did you read that? Mighty Fortress…Power and Might. We can fight off the attack from our enemy because we live in the mighty fortress. We have the entire defense we need, if we use it. That is the key. We can not do it in our own power.
I think that the trick is to believe that the Bible is true. We are who it says we are and we can do what it says we can do.
Satan says, you are worthless.

The Bible says you are fearfully and wonderfully made.


Satan says, you are powerless
The Bible says I have not given you the spirit of fear, but of power and might and a sound mind.


Satan says, you can’t do anything
The Bible says, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.


Satan says, God doesn’t have a plan for you, he doesn’t care about you.

The Bible says, I know the plans I have for you, to prosper you and not to harm you. To give you a future and a hope.

All the days of your life were recorded before you took one breath
God first loved us and sent his son


I could go on and on. We buy into the lies and forget the truth. Remember this today. Say these words out loud and let them sink into your soul…


You were created for a purpose. You are loved. You are beautiful beyond measure. God made you and He bought you. You can do anything thought Christ. He hears you when you pray, He knows your desires and your fears. He is your Father who LOVES you.


Don’t let the Father of Lies mislead you and deceive you. Remember you live in a mighty fortress and you are clothed with power and might!