Scripture says "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). One of the basic realities about life is that everyone is sinful. Everyone messed up and has offended God. And if we were to deny our sin, we wouldn't have the gospel, because that's an essential reason why Jesus had to come and die. We must not forget about our sin.Ironically enough, Satan, which John 8:44 references as the "father of lies," doesn't want you to forget that either. Satan is an enemy of God and of anyone who follows Jesus Christ. By no means is he as powerful or more powerful than God, but he's still tricky in his schemes against people. One of his greatest tricks is to get people to feel hopeless in their sin. If he can't get people to shrugg off their sin (Romans 1:25), Satan will get people to sink into dispair of what they've done against God.
Shane Barnard and Shane Everett, two recording artists who are commonly referred to as "Shane and Shane," recently wrote a song about the scheme of Satan in our life. Watch this video and listen to their song. The words are provided for you below if you want to select and print them for your private devotion time.
Embracing Accusation
The father of lies -
Coming to steal,
Kill and destroy
All my hopes of being good enough
- I hear him saying:
"Cursed are the ones
Who can't abide."
He's right.
Alleluia he's right!
The devil is preaching
The song of the redeemed,
That I am cursed and gone astray.
I cannot gain salvation.
Embracing accusation.
Could the father of lies
Be telling the truth
Of God to me tonight?
If the penalty of sin is death
Then death is mine
I hear him saying:
"Cursed are the ones
Who can't abide."
He's right.
Alleluia, he's right!
Oh the devil's singing over me
An age old song
That I am cursed and gone astray
Singing the first verse so conveniently
He's forgotten the refrain:
"Jesus saves!"
