The Great Liar 

   “He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in truth, because there is no truth in him.  When he tells a lie, he speaks in character, because he is a liar and the father of lies.” (John 8: 44 – 45) 

   There’s an old saying that goes, “How can you tell when a politician is lying?  When his lips are moving."  While this may or may not be true of politicians, is it certainly true of Satan.  There is no truth in him and all he stands for is a lie and deception.

   In the midst of the confusion and evil that seems to be growing greater and greater in the world and even in the Church there is one truth, God.  There is truth in all He is and in His word.  People reject His truth, condemn His followers and try to eliminate Him from society but His truth remains.  Lies will never overcome the truth of God.

   Satan says that whatever we believe is up to us, we define our own truth, that no one has the right to tell us differently.  It is a lie, just as he lied to Eve when he told her that her eyes would be open and she would be like gods, who know good and evil if she ate from the forbidden tree. (Gen 3: 1 – 6).  It was a lie, it cost Adam and Eve the paradise of Eden and brought sin and death into the world.

   He still lies to us today.  Society accepts what Satan has to say because it gives them what they believe to be freedom to do whatever they want with no repercussions.  It is a lie!  We hear over and over about personal choice but rarely, if ever, do we hear of the dangers of the choices we make or the responsibility that comes with every choice we make.

   The lies of Satan will continue until the Lord returns in glory and this world passes away.  Until them we must always look to the truth.  There are millions of lies and liars but the truth can only be found in God.