No Truce

There Is NO Truce with Satan.

Satan wants you to think you have made a “deal” with him. But, there is nothing but trickery and deceit. He will decieve you into believing his lies and promises he will (cannot) never deliver on.

He tried to seduce Jesus;  

Luke 4:5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

 6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.

 7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.

8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

 9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:

 10 For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:

 11 And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

No such thing as a truce with the devil. There are times of rest and refreshing in the Lord. Times when Christ “carries” you when the battle is long. When God says “enough”, my child rest for the next battle. I got this.

Don’t be decieved, Satan cannot give you what he does not have!

Luke 4:12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

 13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.

 14 ¶ And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.

 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.

 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

 17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

 19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit! Refusing to give in or believe the devil’s lies made Jesus return in the power of the Spirit! He did not fall for the deception nor did He entertain such thoughts of escaping His assigned task. He did not run from the devil. He sent him packing so to speak. But notice, the scripture tells us “for a time”, for a season. Know that he will be back and will try to get in your head again and again. He is just that stupid. Yet, weak souls often give in to him. This is why scripture tells us to put on the WHOLE armor of God. For protection against the firey darts and deceit. Also, don’t grow weary in well doing.

 Luke 4:8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Matthew 4:7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Ephesians 6:10 ¶ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

Loins - reproducing, planting the seed/s of TRUTH

Breatsplace - heart and backbone in/of RIGHTEOUSNESS

Feet - foundation; holds you up, steady and unmoveable; GOSPEL OF PEACE

Shield - protection of the whole body; FAITH

Helmet - head; SALVATION; SWORD OF THE SPIRIT; WORD OF GOD          

With this covering comes directions to pray always, it keeps your armor strong and functional. Supplication in the Spirit – staying humble, not thinking it is of your own works that you are victorious.

 And lastly, WATCHING, not just for yourself, but for others also. Watch what? Watch for the firey darts, watch for the deceptions, watch for any weakening of your armor and correct what is wrong. And, watch for the brethern that you may help them to be strong also. To preach the Gospel to those that don’t have salvation. To encourage those that need teaching AND to learn dailey what God requires of you.

This is a work in progress. Every day we need to read God’s Word, talk with Him, listen to Him, remember where we came from without bragging. We don’t get bragging rights… only giving honor to our Lord. Pray with all supplication to God our Father. Also, witness! Tell of His great love and mercy.

Overcoming temptations, growing stronger by the word of our testamony!

There really is NO MAKING A TRUCE with the devil! Slew foot is looking for any way in to destroy you. 

Run to Jesus, RUN.