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The Devil is Bad

 You are the devil, and the devil is bad. ~ "The Devil is Bad"-The W's

The devil is a liar, and he's not fooling me. ~ "The Devil is a Liar"-We are Messengers

Don't be dancing with the devil, don't believe a single word, 'cause when we get to Heaven, we're gonna sing and watch him burn ~ "The Devil is a Liar"-Colton Dixon

One thing I don't think Christian society as a whole talks about nearly enough is the existence of the devil and his destructive power in this world, and it shows. Evil is running rampant through our world, and worst of all, some people deny the existence of God as a result. 

He may go by many names, such as Satan, Lucifer, and Beelzebub; but the truth remains the same: he is nothing but evil. Jesus calls him "a liar and the father of lies" in John 8:44, and that could not be more true. Anything he tries to tell us is pure fiction, but since he "disguises himself as an angel of light" (2 Corinthians 11:14), we fall for it more times than we should. 

So what are we supposed to do to combat these lies? The best thing we can do is immerse ourselves in the Word. King David said, "I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you." (Psalm 119:11), and that is what we should do. Now Satan is crafty, and he knows the Scriptures as well. He will even quote them to try and fool us, as he did when he tempted Jesus (Matthew 4:6, Luke 4:10). However, when we have immersed ourselves in the Word, we will be able to recognise the ruse just as Jesus did, especially when we ask for His help to avoid temptation.

According to Revelation, there will come a day when an angel will "[seize] the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and [bind] him for a thousand years [. . .] so that he would deceive the nations no more" (20:2-3). So a day is coming when Satan's chokehold on the world will be lifted, but until that day, it is our duty as believers to resist him in any way we can. Satan only wins when God's people stop fighting him. So let us "take the shield of faith, with which [we] will be able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one" (Ephesians 6:16) and join the fight.

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