Have you ever been punk’d? if you were born after
2007, you probably don’t have a clue what I am referring to. Punk’d was one reality
show I loved to watch. It was an American reality program that first aired in
2003, created by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg, with Kutcher serving as
producer and host of the program. Ashton Kutcher would play pranks on
celebrities and when they have been fooled, believing the lie and already going
with the flow. He will tell whoever “You have been punk’d”! Being punk’d
referred to being the victim of such a prank.
Now, imagine hearing those words from the Devil. I
sincerely don’t wish this for anyone, not even my worst enemy (if there is such
a person). But the sad truth is that this reality has played out in a lot of
peoples after life. They died and Satan welcomed them laughing and mocking them
saying “so you really believed all that lie!? Fool!”.
The devil is a liar, and very deceptive. John 8;44
‘He was a killer from the very start. He couldn’t stand the truth because there
wasn’t a shred of truth in him. When the liar speaks, he makes it up out of his
lying nature and fills the world with lies.’ MSG
Unlike the TV show Punk’d, where everyone laughs
at how such a great prank it was and get back to their lives again, when it is
the devil that punk’d there is no going back it is final. Likewise, unlike the
TV show, everybody is in on the prank so there is no warning or admonishment
from anyone. But when the devil is the one doing the ‘punking’, God will always
send people along the way to help, advise, pray, and warn the individual that
is getting punk’d. So many times they would be given a sign, that they are being
punk’d by the devil but they will not believe, but prefer to believe the false story
, the lies and deception, when they could have walked away from the disaster
awaiting them.
When you hear voices in your head like “you are
worthless”, “you are a failure”, “you are not good enough”, “you are ugly”, “you
are stupid”, “you will never be a wife”, “you will never be a mother” “you are
never going to amount to anything” “just kill yourself and end it all”. You are
being punk’d by the devil, because God will never tell you that about yourself ,
it is all a lie from the pit of hell. God will only tell you the truth. The truth
is “you are beautiful”, “you are fearfully and wonderfully made”, “you are smart”,
“you are destined for greatness”, “you are precious”, “you are so special”, “you
are unique” “you are blessed and highly favoured”, “you are a daughter of the
most high God”, “you are a gift to your generation”, Jeremiah 29:11 “for I know the plans I have
for you” , says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give
you a future and a hope. NLT
The devil also uses that which is in the world to
play pranks on us, 1 John 2:16 ‘For the world offers only a craving for
physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our
achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father but are from this
world.’ When we spend all our time and energy chasing money, and
possessions and are ever too busy to spend time with God we are being p’unkd,
even if we are in church doing activities, we need to spend quality time with
God. But the devil deceives us into thinking it is not so important.
The Devil is a very bad devil and will do everything
he can to get us punk’d. Don’t get Punk’d.
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