September 30 – There is Pain in the Lie
John 8:44: 44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Have you ever suddenly had a flood of thoughts bombarding you over past events, and suddenly felt sharp deep pain? Or are you constantly in pain in your memories of many things that happened in your life? This pain happened yesterday when a barrage of thoughts hit me and I was struck with pain…and then the Lord said calmly deep in my spirit, “There is pain in the lie.” What does this mean Lord? I asked wonderingly. The answers came clearly:
The Lies: Pain in memories of the past. Pain because of aching guilt. Pain in the way people treat you. Pain in loss. Pain in daily life, struggles, difficulties, illnesses, finances. Pain in loneliness. Pain due to anger and bitterness. Pain due to rejection. Pain due to never getting healing emotionally, and even from the pain of death of loved ones…no rest in our souls.
And the list goes on…identify them.
Now why would there be pain in a lie? Isn’t pain a good thing, a barometer to warn us? Good can come out of pain because God teaches us something and we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, Romans 8:28, however, always pain is always rooted in a lie. The reason for this is, Satan is the father of lies Because Satan is the father of lies, he will always malign, twist, fabricate, and screen delusions for us in our memories and daily events. Due to these lies concocted daily, he brings in the sting of pain to our memories and events. This means, we can never perceive truth so because of that, are in pain, in our relationships with one another, in pain with ourselves and pain in our memories. He keeps us bond to those lies. He makes us believe we are hated, disliked, makes us believe everything is our fault; make us feel guilty about everything all the time. He will cause us to see situations in a twisted concoction so that we will be bitter, angry and upset with others most of our lives.
Counter the lie with Truth: The Holy Word is Truth. Truth to our situations will bring deliverance, freedom and change of behavior. Truth brings healing.
Rita
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