October 27, 2026 | Be Connected
The Devil's Work Destroyed
Scripture: 1 John 3:4-10(NIV)
4 Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness. 5 But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin. 6 No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him.
7 Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. 8 The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. 9 No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God. 10 This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.
Devotional
This passage says that Jesus came to destroy the devil’s work. What is the devil’s work? The Bible gives us some insight. Take a look at what Jesus came to destroy, thanking Him as you read each verse.
“The devil…was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44).
“Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8).
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy” (John 10:10).
“Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light” (2 Cor. 11:14)
“The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing”
(2 Thess. 2:9-10)
“The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him” (Rev. 12:9).
“Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes” (Eph. 6:11).
“Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will” (2 Tim. 2:25-26).
“Since the children have flesh and blood, (Jesus) too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil” (Heb. 2:14).
