I’m not quite sure how to word it, but it is illustrated several times in scripture where people think something is too big for god to do anything about. David and Goliath is one of them. Everyone thought Goliath was too big to approach and were scared to even try, but David didn’t think so. David’s faith was bigger than goliaths size and he was able to defeat him with a slingshot.
The other example is Joshua and Caleb If everyone in the wilderness had thought like Joshua and Caleb, the people wouldn’t have been in the wilderness for so long.
This is a good example of apostasy or what apostasy does, and prophecy says an apostasy comes before the end. So the lie of Satan would essentially be the belief that for one reason or another something is to big to overcome.
In other words, I think it is a lie that we have to accept that the world is a sinking ship. The world doesn’t have to be a sinking ship because scripture says we don’t need an army to overcome an enemy.
“No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.“psalm 33:16
It also says
Joel 2
Yet even now,” declares the Lord,
return to me with all your heart,
jwith fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
rend your hearts and not
lyour garments.”
Return to the Lord your God,
for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love;
and he relents over disaster.
oWho knows whether he will not turn and relent,
and please a blessing behind him,“
So the lie is that we have to accept defeat for one reason or the other. I still don’t feel like I am finding the words to describe what I am trying to say completely, but hopefully this makes some sense.
Another lie that I think is relevant is keeping secrets. It is a lie that keeping secrets protects you. For example, when the priests didn’t speak out against the sins the people were committing before they were taken into captivity, they weren’t helping anyone. It doesn’t help anyone to be fake like the priests were making excuses for bad behavior, favoritism, and injustice. If god is a god of justice, then there is nothing to fear in speaking out even if people insult you for this.
So both lies would seem to be rooted in fear. So it is important to not let fear cause you to believe lies from the enemy.
The thing with overcoming fear is that it is unnatural. Fear comes more naturally to us so when we try to overcome fear, this may seem clumsy at times. Just like we learn that David learned to overcome fear by facing the bear that was threatening his sheep before he faced Goliath. Who know whether he lost a sheep or two in the process. Scripture doesn’t say he never lost any sheep. It just says he defended his sheep from a bear and overcame the bear (1samuel 17). It was from this experience, David defeated Goliath.
So there is no reason to believe we are able to be defeated if we are actively overcoming fear. This will bring reward.
And thanks goodness for the complete Word of God that makes understanding this possible.
