Rhapsody of Realities 13 February 2026: Live Above Satan’s Influence
SCRIPTURE: (Luke 22:3) Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.
Judas Iscariot was one of the twelve disciples of the Lord Jesus. He walked with the Master, heard His teachings, and witnessed His miracles. Yet, Judas had a weakness; he loved to take what didn’t belong to him, and that opened the door for Satan to take control of his heart.
The Bible tells us Judas was the treasurer for Jesus’ ministry and often stole money from the bag (John 12:6). What he didn’t realise was that Satan exploits a person’s weaknesses, the very sins they love, to control and destroy them.
Judas thought he was being clever, but he was actually being led toward his own downfall. The Scriptures reveal that Judas went to the leaders of the Jews and offered to betray the Master.
When he led the soldiers to Jesus and betrayed Him with a kiss, Jesus looked at him and said, “…Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” (Luke 22:48 NKJV). Even then, Judas felt no remorse.
It wasn’t until he saw Jesus condemned to death that the horror of what he had done truly struck him. Filled with despair, Judas went out and hanged himself. He was lost forever. That’s how Satan works.
He blinds his victims with deception and desire until they no longer understand themselves. He drives them to commit acts they can’t explain and choices they can’t undo. Judas never intended to become a murderer, but sin is a path with no safe distance.
Think about how many people today, like Judas, are led astray by greed, anger, or lust! Many murderers, robbers and violent men have families, parents, or children they love. Yet they commit the unthinkable and later ask themselves, “Why did I do that?”
People can be driven by unseen influences when they yield to wrong desires. That’s why it’s important to guard your heart. Never allow greed, bitterness, lust, or anger to find a place in you. Fill your heart with the Word and yield yourself to the Holy Spirit. That’s how to keep Satan out and live above his influence, walking in righteousness and truth
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for the light of your Word and the ministry of your Spirit that keeps me walking in righteousness and truth. My heart is filled with your love, and my thoughts are aligned with your will. I refuse every influence of Satan and walk in the wisdom, purity and power of the Spirit, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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FURTHER STUDY
John 13:2
2 So [it was] during supper, Satan having already put the thought of betraying Jesus in the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son,
James 1:14-15
14 But every person is tempted when he is drawn away, enticed and baited by his own evil desire (lust, passions).
15 Then the evil desire, when it has conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is fully matured, brings forth death.
Ephesians 4:27-31
27 Leave no [such] room or foothold for the devil [give no opportunity to him].
28 Let the thief steal no more, but rather let him be industrious, making an honest living with his own hands, so that he may be able to give to those in need.
29 Let no foul or polluting language, nor evil word nor unwholesome or worthless talk [ever] come out of your mouth, but only such [speech] as is good and beneficial to the spiritual progress of others, as is fitting to the need and the occasion, that it may be a blessing and give grace (God’s favor) to those who hear it.
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God [do not offend or vex or sadden Him], by Whom you were sealed (marked, branded as God’s own, secured) for the day of redemption (of final deliverance through Christ from evil and the consequences of sin).
31 Let all bitterness and indignation and wrath (passion, rage, bad temper) and resentment (anger, animosity) and quarreling (brawling, clamor, contention) and slander (evil-speaking, abusive or blasphemous language) be banished from you, with all malice (spite, ill will, or baseness of any kind).
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Matthew 28 & Leviticus 4-5
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Acts 17:22-34 & Psalm 17-18
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