Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
How many times have I fell for the same kind if snare?
Satan has done the same thing to me time and time again... "Here is what you want. Maybe the timing is off, and you shouldn't have it yet, but who is looking? Who would know? You are going to get it later anyway, so why wait?"
How many young people have fallen for this same thing? Baby after baby has been born because Satan convinced two young people that it would be okay. "You love each other anyway, so why wait?"
Showing posts with label deception. Show all posts
Showing posts with label deception. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
Jude 1:3 - Beware of Change
Jude 1:3
Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.
Isn't it strange how things often never change? Jude's warning is as vital today as it was 2000 years ago. There is always a need to defend against change. Some areas of life need change . . . Worshiping God needs no change. God wants us to worship Him as He directs.
Sometimes we step beyond our authority and try to make changes that make sense to us . . . However, if the changes are not in line with what God wants, no matter what we might think, they will not be acceptable, or do us any good.
Jude's use of the word, "defend," also gives an insight into change . . . It is something we must actively watch for and guard against. We sometimes make changes that we don't even realize we are making -- even those changes will not be acceptable.
Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.
Isn't it strange how things often never change? Jude's warning is as vital today as it was 2000 years ago. There is always a need to defend against change. Some areas of life need change . . . Worshiping God needs no change. God wants us to worship Him as He directs.
Sometimes we step beyond our authority and try to make changes that make sense to us . . . However, if the changes are not in line with what God wants, no matter what we might think, they will not be acceptable, or do us any good.
Jude's use of the word, "defend," also gives an insight into change . . . It is something we must actively watch for and guard against. We sometimes make changes that we don't even realize we are making -- even those changes will not be acceptable.
Luke 2:5 - Joseph: A Good Father
Luke 2:5
He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.
How little credit we give to Joseph. He had to be a man of great faith, discipline and love. In a time when such things were not acceptable, he was seen as a man who had had sex with a woman before they were married.
He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.
How little credit we give to Joseph. He had to be a man of great faith, discipline and love. In a time when such things were not acceptable, he was seen as a man who had had sex with a woman before they were married.
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