by DDSP | Jan 27, 2026 | Archives, Devil
Understanding the Devil: He is Cunning and Deceitful – Why discernment is essential for believers facing subtle spiritual attacks
Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. – Genesis 3:1
Another attribute of the devil that believers need to be aware of and must always watch out for is cunning or deceit.
The Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary defines cunning as ‘having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion’. This tells us that the devil uses deceitful methods to achieve his diabolical ends, and we know that is usually targeted against the children of God, particularly those who maintain a good relationship with the Father.
The devil rarely bothers about those who do not have a relationship with God. Those are easy catches for him anyway. However, those who genuinely worship God in spirit and in truth are his focal targets for two reasons. Firstly, these people have a divine hedge around them that shields them by virtue of their communion with God. Secondly, they are also his most fearsome spoilers, as they have the capacity to scuttle his works on the earth or around them.
Therefore, he will go to any length to do anything that will make these his greatest threats, genuine believers, lose ground or face in the eyes of God, or not even have a settled mind to take him on. One of the ways he gets at them is through cunning tactics. According to the same Oxford Dictionary, synonyms for cunning include crafty, wily, artful, guileful, devious, sly, knowing, scheming, designing, tricky, slippery, slick, manipulative, Machiavellian, deceitful, deceptive, and duplicitous. The opposite of these is honest, guileless, naïve (innocent).
These words sum up the various ways and methods the devil will approach a believer to try and unsettle or rubbish them, so that they can lose their confidence in Christ Jesus or lose face before God.
Now, we are one tactic more aware of his devices.
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. – Habakkuk 2:14
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by DDSP | Jan 26, 2026 | Archives, Devil
Understanding the Devil: The Master of Disguise — How Satan uses subtle alliances to deceive and destroy
Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. – Genesis 3:1
Our first introduction to the devil in the Bible was not in his natural form. He came in disguise; he appeared as a serpent.
Note, the serpent was not the devil. Serpent is another word for snake. However, to fulfil its mission of orchestrating the downfall of humanity, the devil needed an earthly collaborator. The snake was the perfect match for his scheme as the snake itself was described as having natural cunning attributes. That was why the devil partnered with it to get at the woman.
The fact that the devil did not approach the woman directly himself indicated that he knew he would not have her audience. Therefore, he had to come to her in the guise of one of the friendly neighbors of Adam and Eve in the garden, the snake.
The Oxford Dictionary defines conspirator as ‘a person who takes part in a conspiracy: conspirators had planned to seize the state.’
The synonyms for conspirators include conspirer, plotter, schemer, intriguer, colluder, collaborator, conniver, machinator, confederate, cabalist; traitor.
The classic earthly agenda of the devil as crystalized in John 10:10 as coming “to steal, to kill, and to destroy,” gels perfectly with the nature and operations of a conspirator. Therefore, a child of God must always be alert and watch out for the disguised antics of the devil and the friendly atmosphere or form he may appear.
So, in order not to fall prey to the devil’s antics, we must be prayerful and pay attention to subterfuges, developments, appearances, and entrances that come to us in a seemingly harmless or friendly form. Obviously, not every new thing, person, proposition or development that come to us are treacherous and originate from the devil. It takes discernment to identify which is which.
The more reason a child of God must be spiritually grounded, as the key to cultivating discernment is to watch and pray.
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. – Habakkuk 2:14
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by DDSP | Jan 23, 2026 | Archives, Devil
Understanding the Devil: Exposing His Schemes and Tactics
Lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices. – 2 Corinthians 2:11
This series has long been due. The topic was first inspired over 10 years ago, but the writer, not long afterward, suffered a well-orchestrated attack from the devil that made him lose footing and got him distracted from the assignment altogether.
Then it came back a few weeks ago. But not long afterward, before he could start writing, this site and other sites managed by the writer and his colleagues got infected with malware, which got him again sidetracked as attention immediately shifted to how to remove the fast-festering malware from about 50 websites as well as reclaim those invaded by hackers.
That is to let us know how mad the devil is at the prospect of this series. But ‘thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place!’ [2 Corinthians 2:14]. Again, Christ has prevailed, and the devil has lost this battle as well.
One would think revealing the truths of and about God would be the greatest anathema of the devil. This writer has come to realize otherwise and has learnt from this experience and related developments that what gets the devil mad the most is being exposed, as that makes him really vulnerable and without an edge.
For the next few days, or weeks, as the LORD helps us, we will be unveiling the schemes, crafts, modes of operations, and other sneaky ways of the devil. Please pray along with us as we start this interesting journey, and stay tuned too, so you do not miss out in any way.
To be continued…
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. – Habakkuk 2:14
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by DDSP | Jan 21, 2026 | Archives, Jesus Christ
The Origin of Jesus: Foretells With Remarkable Precision
When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet: ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the rulers of Judah; For out of you shall come a Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel.’” – Matthew 2:3-6
Another important fact we ought to know about Jesus is that the circumstances of His birth were not just foretold by men of God thousands of years before His birth; His eventual birth and fulfilment of those things said about Him later were with amazing precision.
We have considered before how He was a fulfilment of many prophecies (please read that here). The scenario that ensued when the astrologers from the far east went to look for Him in the palace of Herod was a sharp pointer to this position. Herod, upon hearing that a king was born and not by any member of his own household, immediately summoned scribes to find out what had been written about this coming King.
That was what led to the resurfacing of the prophecy of Micah, an 8th-century BCE prophet who declared which town Jesus would be born in (Micah 5:2). Indeed, it is nothing short of remarkable the accuracy with which the circumstances of Jesus’ birth, His life and ministry, fulfilled many prophecies, most of them said or written thousands of years before He was born.
If nothing else attests to His divinity, and this is grossly understating the fact, that does. He is divine and forever reigns in glory.
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. – Habakkuk 2:14
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by DDSP | Jan 20, 2026 | Archives, Jesus Christ
The Origin of Jesus – He Was Born A Superstar
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.” – Matthew 2:1-2
Another fact about the origin of Jesus was that He was not just born a King, He was also born a Superstar. While the word “superstar” can be taken in a colloquial sense, it is a literal term in the description of Jesus, as the passage above indicates.
The Scripture says wise men from the far East travelled all the way from their region to come and pay obeisance to Him. Why? Because they saw His star shining so brightly even in their own faraway country. And that attracted their attention because they knew it wasn’t an ordinary star.
Mind, these were astrologers, men who were learned and grounded in astral science as far as it went in those days. That means they were not men of small means. The fact that they felt compelled to travel several kilometers through settlements, hills and valleys to trace the origin proved that the star they saw, the Star of Jesus, left a mighty great impression on them; one that they could not ignore.
So with such a pedigree, it’s little surprise that Jesus grew up to achieve awe-inspiring feats on earth, some of them no one has done before Him or will ever do after Him. Thus, lending credence to His superstardom.
And if ever in doubt as to whether this is an appropriate way to describe Him, read His own introduction of Himself below:
“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.” – Revelation 22:16
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by DDSP | Jan 19, 2026 | Archives, Jesus Christ
The Origin of Jesus – The Tribe of Judah and the House of David
The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, and to Him shall be the obedience of the people. – Genesis 49:10
This prophecy by Jacob, the progenitor of the twelve tribes of Israel, was the first statement that settled the origin of Jesus Christ thousands of years before He was born. Although Judah was the fourth born, and not the one statutorily meant to inherit leadership, Jacob, through divine inspiration, declared him and his lineage the ruler of the other tribes.
By saying neither the scepter nor a lawgiver shall be absent from Judah, and that he would command the obedience of the people, Israel affirmed that Judah would rule in perpetuity. Note that this statement predates the eventual transition of the nation of Israel into a monarchy by over a thousand years.
However, this settled the issue of tribe; there was still the question of which of the family trees of Judah the king would come from. And here comes David, a man after God’s own heart, who impressed God so much with his sincere heart and devotion that God decided to honor him with an everlasting dynasty.
“And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.” – 2 Samuel 7
With the above promise, God Himself settled the particular family from which Jesus, the everlasting King, was going to be born, from the tribe of Judah. He was going to come from the house of David. Even when the successive heirs to David’s throne lost their reign over the years, as there was no king named from them by the time Jesus was finally born, His birth, death, resurrection and ascension to the heavenly throne at the right hand side of God signaled the activation of that divine promise that David would enjoy a dynasty that has no expiration.
Of the increase of His government and peace, there will be no end, upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. – Isaiah 9:7
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