YOU ARE NO LONGER A SLAVE TO SIN: PART 1 (HOW TO CONQUER THE CONTROLLING POWER OF LIE)

Life is a journey and everyday poses a new challenge that leads us to our destination. In this kingdom where we belong, promotion does not come cheaply. Every challenge is an exam to move to the next level in life; the bigger your challenges the greater your destiny. If there is nothing in your promised land, the devil will not be interested in you. The reason why he is still disturbing you is because there is something in your hand that you have no knowledge of; and he will not rest until he snatch everything away from you, but that will not be you again in Jesus name. As a believer if you are still harboring Satan’s property he will use it to control you and that will slow down your journey. Those satanic properties are heavy loads that he uses to control and slow God’s people down, you are no longer in his kingdom so you don’t need to cling to that stuff again. You have received power to drop them; your ability to drop them is what makes you a conqueror (John 1:12). You can only conquer when you are able to control some ugly situation. In this kingdom God has handed over to us so many tools to conquer the controlling powers of sin.

In this segment our focus will be on how to conquer the controlling power of lie. Lie is a sin; Lie is saying something that is not true, fabrication, intention to deceive people. It is very effective and able to even bring down an elect of God because it comes easily. Lie is something that God despises, Ananias and his wife died because they lied to the Holy Ghost. God hates lies and that’s why they received such harsh judgment in order to teach others a lesson. Acts 5:3(But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? 4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine? And after it was sold, was it not in thine power? Why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? Thou has not lied unto men, but unto God. 5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things). What Peter was saying is that there is no need for Ananias to lie because it is not a must that he should bring the money, he could have just said that he has changed his mind. At times people lie to impress someone and in the end they lose the person when their lies are uncovered because you cannot cover a lie forever. One single lie will give birth to multiple lies. The fear of God is the most effective weapon to conquer the controlling power of sin. Joseph’ brothers hated him because he refused to cover their lies; he feared God and that led to his enthronement in the land of Egypt (Genesis 37:2, 39:9). Joseph choses to please God instead of buying favor with his brothers. It is better to please God because God cannot fail and he has everything that you need to fulfill your glorious destiny. When Ananias sold his land the Apostles were not there but God was there because He is the omnipresence. If you have the consciousness that God is the judge and he can see you and He knows the thought of your heart, you will fear Him and that fear of God will deliver you from the spirit of lie. If any man is able to conquer the controlling power of lies he will be able conquer all. John 8:44(Ye are of your father the devil and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him, when he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar and the father of it).God said Satan is the father of lie which means every other sin has his root in lies. If you are a liar, automatically Satan becomes your father and I am sure you don’t want that as a believer. That’s why it is very important for us to try very hard to put lies under our control. Lie is Satan's number one and most effective weapon; he lies to Adam and Eve and they fell for it and he is still using the same weapon to control humanity today he will tell you that what you are seeing is not as your eye sees it and that is exactly what liars do. In order to conquer lies you need to avoid doing the wrong thing. If you are doing the right thing you don’t need to lie. Lie is sneaky, it will look like nothing but he is the root that every other sin grows on. Where the fear of God is, Satan has no business there; so, friends, ask God to baptize you with the spirit of the fear of the LORD right now and receive your deliverance from the spirit of lie in Jesus name (Isaiah 11:2). The fear of the LORD is one of the seven spirits of the LORD in Christ Jesus and the bible says it is impossible for God to lie which means as a child of God you have the power to stay away from lies (Hebrews 6:18). Friends, in case you are not yet a son or a daughter of God and if you are no longer sure of your relationship with Him, you can also reconnect by praying this salvation prayer below and be free forever in Jesus name.

Lord Jesus, I come to you today, I am a sinner, and I cannot help myself, forgive me my sins, and cleanse me with your precious blood. Deliver me from sin and Satan to serve the living God. Lord Jesus, I accept you as my Lord and savior. Now I know I am Born Again, Amen.

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