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1 Corinthians 2:14. The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.

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In this day and age, it is easy to lose ourselves as we listen to the countless voices of the world—voices that compete for our attention, shape our values, and influence our priorities. Yet Scripture reminds us that there is a hidden spiritual battle behind these voices.

“The god of this age,” the devil, has blinded the minds of unbelievers so that they cannot see “the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ” (2 Corinthians 4:4). This has always been and continues to be Satan’s ultimate goal: the alienation of humanity from God. All he does is to steal, kill, and destroy (John 10:10).

The devil succeeded with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden by deceiving them into believing the greatest lie ever spoken: “You will be like God” (Genesis 3:5). That lie became the foundation of humanity’s rebellion, the root of sin, and the origin of death.

And the message of “the father of lies” has not changed at all (John 8:44). In every generation, Satan uses the same deception but disguises it in new forms. Today, movements like the so-called “New Age” philosophy, modern spirituality, and popular culture still proclaim the same empty promise—that we can define our own truth, live apart from God, and be our own masters. It is not a new message at all; it is the oldest lie in human history.

From the moment Adam and Eve fell into the hands of Satan, all humanity has been born spiritually dead—separated from God and without His Spirit (Ephesians 2:1). This is why Scripture declares, “The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit” (1 Corinthians 2:14).

Spiritually blind and disconnected from God, people live according to their natural instincts, unable to comprehend anything spiritual. They chase after what is temporary, ignoring what is eternal. Everyone does as they see fit (Judges 21:25). As a result, humanity has become enslaved to sin: “For we know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin” (Romans 6:6).

Without the Spirit of God, one cannot resist temptation. Their thoughts, desires, and choices are driven by what pleases the flesh, not what pleases God. That is why Paul writes, “Walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want” (Galatians 5:16–17).

Without knowing the life that comes from the Spirit, people remain powerless against “the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life” (1 John 2:16). Their worldview and priorities are shaped entirely by self-centered motives, unable to rise above their fallen nature.

Scripture paints a clear picture of the unbeliever’s condition: “As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins” (Ephesians 2:1). Their lives are not neutral—they are under spiritual control: “You used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient” (Ephesians 2:2).

As a result, they cannot escape from idolatry, superstitions, false religions, and self-made philosophies. These become chains that lead them into inevitable disasters and calamities. God’s wrath is not simply because of what they do, but because of who they belong to. Paul writes, “All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath” (Ephesians 2:3). Since Adam, humanity has been trapped under three great curses: the power of sin, the grip of Satan, and the destiny of hell.

Jesus Himself revealed this spiritual reality: “You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires” (John 8:44). The heart of man, Scripture declares, is “deceitful above all things and beyond cure” (Jeremiah 17:9). Every inclination of the human heart is evil from birth (Genesis 6:5). People do not hesitate to commit acts that are corrupt, shameful, and destructive (Romans 1:28–32).

Jesus described what naturally flows out of the human heart: “Sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance, and folly” (Mark 7:20–22). He concluded, “All these evils come from inside and defile a person” (Mark 7:23). In other words, sin makes the heart spiritually desolate and creates an open doorway for Satan to take control and his strongholds. By removing the platform where the Holy Spirit can work, the devil keeps people bound, blinded, and broken.

Worst of all, those who choose to be “friends of the world” make themselves “enemies of God” (James 4:4). They maintain a fractured, hostile relationship with their Creator. Jesus made this reality clear: “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them” (John 3:36).

If Today’s Word reflects the state of your life, there is only one way to be restored—you must make peace with God. Scripture declares: “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1).

That peace was made possible because Jesus Christ finished the work of salvation on the cross. As the True Priest, He offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice, taking away the sins of the world and granting eternal life to all who believe in Him (John 5:24).

Through His resurrection, Jesus completed the work of the True King by defeating the power of the devil, who held the power of death. When you believe in Him as your True King, you receive authority over all the forces of darkness: “I have given you authority… to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you” (Luke 10:19).

Finally, as the True Prophet, Jesus opened a new and living way to God. Through Him, we are restored to our true identity as children of God: “Yet to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12). He rescues us from the dominion of darkness and brings us into His eternal kingdom (Colossians 1:13).

The voices of this world will continue, but only one voice leads to life—the voice of the One who died and rose again for you. If you hear Him today, do not harden your heart. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will cross from death to life, from darkness to light, and from bondage to freedom.

By prayer, receive Jesus as the Christ into your heart:

John 14:6. Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

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Why does everyone need salvation? Isn’t religion enough? Doesn’t philosophy provide a way of life? How about upright living? Doesn’t success guarantee happiness? Wouldn’t modern science and technology be able to solve all our problems? And yet, everyone wonders why unhappiness never ends.

Scripture states that, since the beginning of time, everyone has been facing three unsolvable problems: Satan, sin, and separation.

Why is Satan invincible to mankind? Because he holds the power of death (Heb 2:14). Using this power, he has been leading the whole world astray (Rev 12:9). Using powers and authorities, the economy, and the culture of this dark world, the devil has been controlling everyone’s life, bringing disasters and calamities.

There is nothing on earth that is powerful enough to defeat the devil. That’s why the power had to come from above. Only God could provide a solution to what Satan had done. He sent someone with the position of the True King who had power over Satan.

As God had promised, the “offspring of the woman” came to crush the head of the ancient serpent (Gen 3:15). The Son of God came to destroy the devil’s work (1 Jn 3:8). By dying on the cross and rising from the dead, Jesus the True King broke the power of the enemy once for all.

Since humanity deserted the Word of life and followed the deception of the devil, everyone has been living under the power of sin or original sin (Rom 3:23). Everyone has fallen into a position completely cut off from the glory of God. This led to the sins of the father (Ex 20:4-5) and the actual sins we all commit throughout our lives (Eph 2:1).

It’s not an act of sin that makes one a sinner, but one commits sins because one was born into and living in the fundamental state of sin. Repenting one’s actual sins wouldn’t be enough. One cannot repent of original sin and the sins of the father one did not commit. All human efforts not to commit sins are not enough since no one can defeat the power of sin.

We needed someone’s blood because there is no forgiveness without the shedding of blood (Heb 9:22). God sent someone with the position of the True Priest who was willing to give His life as a ransom for many (Mk 10:45). Jesus, the True Priest, entered “the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption” (Heb 9:12). By his death on the cross, he set us free from the law of sin and death (Rom 8:2).

Because of Satan and sin, everyone has been completely separated from God (Gen 3:1-6), living under the curses of hell (Gen 3:16-20). In that background of hell, everyone has been living the way the world lives, following the ruler of the evil powers, trying to please their sinful selves, and doing all the things their bodies and minds wanted. As a result, everyone deserved to suffer God’s anger just because of the way we were (Eph 2:2-3).

Everyone has been on the path leading to death. Everyone has lost the way and does not even know it, unable to find the road that leads to life (Prov 5:5-6). Compelled by His love for the lost, God sent someone with the position of the True Prophet, who opened a new and living way back to Him (Heb 10:20). The Son of God became man to be with us (Mt 1:18-23). Jesus, the True Prophet, declared, “I am the way,” the only way to return to the Father.

God anointed Jesus as the True King, the True Priest, and the True Prophet to save us from the power of Satan and sin and bring us back to Him from the background of hell. Jesus completed the work of the Anointed One, Christ, on the cross, where He declared, “It is finished” (Jn 19:30). God’s plan for our salvation has been completed through His Son.

If you receive and believe Jesus as the Christ, God will give you the right to become children of God (Jn 1:12). If you openly say, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from death, you will be saved (Rom 10:9). When you hear the voice of Jesus and open the door, He will come in and live with you forever (Rev 3:20).

Do not wait. Receive Jesus as the Christ into your heart through prayer right now:

Lord Jesus, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God—
The True King who destroyed the devil’s work;                            
The True Priest who broke the curses of sin;                                 
The True Prophet, who opened the way back to God.                        
I believe that You died on the cross for my sin and rose again.                  
Now I hear Your voice and open the door of my heart and receive You as my Lord and Christ.
Govern my life and make me into the person You want me to be. 
Thank You for making me Your child.
In Your mighty name, Amen.

Now that you have been saved through the blood of Jesus Christ, know that you have eternal life (1 Jn 5:11-13). The Holy Spirit lives in you (1 Cor 3:16). No one can touch you.

The Holy Spirit will lead your life (Jn 14:26-27). So do not worry about anything. He will give you strength to overcome the world (Ac 1:8). As a child of God, you may now pray to your Father in Jesus’ name:

Father, I thank You for sending Your Son Jesus Christ as the answer to all my past, present, and future problems.
I believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God,
The true King, who destroyed the power of the devil.
The true Priest, who set me from all curses of sin.
The true Prophet, the only way to You.
I believe Jesus died on the cross to take away all my sin, rose again in three days from the dead, and now works through the Holy Spirit in my life.
Thank you for making me your child when I believed.
Thank you for answering my prayer when I pray in Jesus’ name.
Thank you for guiding my life through the Holy Spirit.
Thank you for leading my life to victory against the enemy.
Fill me with the Holy Spirit so that I may live as a witness for Christ.
Help me experience the power of the gospel and enjoy the blessing of Your presence throughout the day. May all the forces of darkness and unbelief in my life be broken down in the powerful name of Jesus Christ! Amen.

The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
The righteous run to it and are safe.
— Proverbs 18:10, NKJV —