In our previous article we learnt that we are engaged in a spiritual warfare and that God has graciously provided at our disposal a complete set of weapons to use according to Ephesians 6:12. The specific pieces or elements in the set are given in Ephesians 6:14-18. The first piece of weapon mentioned is Truth. He tells us, “Put on truth as a belt to strengthen you to stand in triumph”. If truth is our weapon then it shows that we are dealing with deception as the anchor of Satan’s strategies. We are enjoined in Ephesians 6:11 to put on the whole armour of God so that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. The word “wiles” is methodeia in Greek and it means trickery or deception. The Amplified Classic version rendering of Ephesians 6:11 says, “Put on God’s whole armor [the armor of a heavy-armed soldier which God supplies], that you may be able successfully to stand up against [all] the strategies and the deceits of the devil”. Wherever Satan operates, deception is his hallmark. Satan craftily deceived Eve in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:1-7, 1 Timothy 2:14). The Lord Jesus called him a native liar and father of lies in John 8:44.

The truth I am talking about is not defined by the world. This is Truth according to God. Jesus defined truth to us in John 17:17 saying in His prayer, “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth”. God’s word is Truth. Therefore, you can’t get truth from the world but from God’s word. You can’t successfully oppose satanic forces without having this truth of God, His Word. Psalm 119:11 declares the psalmist’s testimony of God’s word: “Thy word have I hid in mine heart that I might not sin against thee”. All temptations thrown on your way by Satan to lure you into sin are successfully opposed with Truth, the Word. The temptations are always launched through deceptive masquerade of actions and thoughts. With truth you defeat deception. Continuously study and learn the Word of God to be equipped with God’s truth. This daily devotional is your God given opportunity to receive God’s truth.