Don't Be Deceived

I start every morning with coffee with God through daily devotions from Our Daily Bread. Today's devotion is titled "Don't Be Deceived." Alyson Kieda wrote this devotion. The scripture reading is from Genesis 3:1–7; with the key verse, [The devil] is a liar and the father of lies.", John 8:44. My beloved children, grandchildren, cousins, nephews, brothers, and sisters in Christ; for all I write, I first pray to God to guide my words to serve as spiritual food and guidance. I desire God to be my sole source of writing. All the credit goes to God, not me. I am his humble servant. I thank God that He led to use Our Daily Bread Ministries as my inspiration for comments.

I worked for a telecommunications company. I remember the company's CEO wanted me not to pay some of our suppliers' bills to save money. It was attractive, and I will be in the "good graces" of the CEO. However, I remember some scriptures concerning paying a debt. Romans 4:4 "Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due."

It was a pleasant and tempting proposition, but it was against scripture. I decided to pay off all the debts. Any beauty (temptation) Satan now has to deceive. Just as he fell, he seeks to pull others down. But we have someone far more influential on our side! We can run to Jesus, our beautiful Savior.

Reflect:

When have you been deceived by a person or group's seemingly attractive idea? What helps you to recognize deception?

Prayer:

Dear God, help me to weigh what I see and hear by the truths of the Gospel. Thank You for triumphing over evil through the cross.

My Prayer for You:

I pray that God will help you weigh what you see or hear by the truths of the Gospel..

Our Daily bread Ministries (2020/09/17) Don't Be Deceived, Alyson Kieda, retrieved from www.odb.org 17/09/2020 Don't Be Deceived.