Daily Devotional for Thursday, November 12
Paul’s Warning
2 Corinthians 11:13-15
“For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light,” 2 Corinthians 11:13, 14.
In Scripture Jesus is the Light. He even calls you the light of the world. In many instances, light also is used as a metaphor to show righteousness, so it is difficult to think what this devotional passage is saying about your enemy, Satan. As a child of God who is clothed in God’s righteousness, it is easy to assume any study that attaches a few Scriptures and sounds good must be okay; consequently, though it is not.
It might be easily said that the devil is the enemy who tries to deceive you. You may call him out as a liar or as a roaring lion as described in 1 Peter. You know he seeks to kill, steal and destroy, yet many times when things are said and done, the so-called angel of light wins again. One reason Satan can transform himself into an angel of light is because he knows the Scripture well. Sad to say, but he knows them better than many Christians. Why are so many people deceived by false teachers and those wanting to deceive others?
There are several reasons, but here are two of them. First, lack of knowing and applying the Word will deceive any child of God. If you are not in the Word, how do you expect to have a transformed mind to know God’s will (Romans 12:2). False teachers are great at throwing out some Scripture but then adding some lies to it. Second, it is simply the pride of man, which actually goes back to the first reason. Your pride will get you in trouble more than you are willing to admit. Pride says that I like the way I feel or act, and it attaches to things that feel and sound good instead of things that are right.
Something to Think About
Learn to be in the Word. It is a strong weapon against the enemy.
Karry Irizarry