Many Lies

Lies of the devil. They’re easy to believe, but not always easy to detect. After all, he is the father of lies! There is no truth in him, so when he tells a lie, he’s doing what he does best.

How many of his lies are you and I believing? I heard this list of his lies at church last night…but it’s amazing how many times I’ve heard these statements in simple conversation, in quotes from Oprah or Dr. Phil, or on people’s Facebook status!

See if any of these sound familiar to you…

1. Look out for Number One – We’re supposed to make sure we get what we want before anyone else – or even in spite of anyone else, because if we don’t look out for ourselves, who will? You and I deserve nothing, Friend. Our God will supply our needs and go before us to look out for us! Phil 4:19, Deut. 31:8 And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee…
2. God helps those who help themselves – Where do you read that in Scripture? In contrast we read in II Cor. 3:5 – Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God. Helping myself puts all the focus on what I can do…which isn’t much!
3. Surely God doesn’t expect me to stay in an unhappy situation – Is God’s goal for our lives happiness? No, it’s Christlikeness. Do we really believe that Romans 8:28, 29 can be fulfilled in our lives if we’re trying to hop out of every difficulty?
4. I’ll forgive, but I won’t forget! – The Lord doesn’t bring our sin back up in our face. He throws it into the sea of forgetfulness and to be like our Savior, we must do the same.
5. I don’t get mad; I just get even – Greed isn’t just associated with money – but also with wanting a pound of flesh! Romans 12:9 Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
6. I deserve better than this! What we deserved was hell, but God in His mercy He delivered us from that fate! Titus 3:5

We need to line up what we’re believing about each situation with the Word of God. If it cannot be backed up by Scripture or is contrary to it, then it is a lie of the devil and we must discard it.

Thankful for Truth,