Word for Today, Sun, 2 Oct 2000: Telling the Truth from a Lie

#1 · October 1, 2000, 11:00 pm

Quote from Forum Archives on October 1, 2000, 11:00 pm
Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

Dear friends,

Have you ever thought something was true, only later, (sometimes much later)
come to realize
that, in reality, you were deceived and it was all a lie, perhaps concealed by
a few "elements
of truth"? Well, today's message is really a warning about the deceptiveness
of lies. Satan is
the author of lies. His lies sound so good sometimes that even good people
fall for them, finding
out much later that they were deceived. Have you ever fallen into that trap?
Be honest with
yourself. I can tell you quite honestly that I am deceived much more than I
would like to admit.

The Good News, for all who are willing to hear it, is that Jesus wants to
rescue us from the
deceiver. He knows how cunning the deceiver can be, and Jesus has born our
grief, that is,
He has taken the full penalty for our errors, our mistakes, our sins, willful
sins and unintentional
ones. There is only one requirement of us in that regard. We must be willing
to admit that we
have been wrong, and seek the forgiveness and pardon that He offers us, and
turn away from willful
sin.

To be certain, even the best of us falls short, even after receiving a full
revelation of who God is and
what He has done for us. But for those who will believe, we have one thing
that others do not - a full
and complete pardon for our disobedience, and peace with God, who is our
Creator, Sustainer, Lover,
Friend, and Lord.

There is only one other thing I would like to add to all of that. While God is
a most loving and gracious
God, slow to anger, ever patient, and abounding in all of these things, it is
extremely arrogant and
terrible of any of us to come to Him in any manner other than an extremely
humble manner. We may
freely approach God, because of what Jesus has done, but in order to receive
that pardon, we still have
to recognize our state, get "right" with Him, admit where we've been, and then,
I believe, God wants
to be near to us.

You see, though God IS love, and God loves us tremendously, He is a Holy,
altogether pure being.
We cannot even begin to approach Him unless the sacrifice of Christ (His own
blood) goes before us,
in effect, becoming our righteousness - for we have no righteousness of our own
- I sure don't. Yet
I DO rejoice in the righteousness of Jesus Christ, and it is completely in Him
that I may approach
God.

Dear God, I don't know if I have been clear in the things I have attempted to
say today. I love You
with all of my heart, and I desire to be near to You. Please cleanse my heart
before You. I also ask
that You watch over my family, and that You do the same for each of the readers
of this list. May each
one of us come before You and be found innocent, not because of our own deeds,
but because we acknowledge
what Jesus Christ has freely given. Amen.

--- "Crosswalk.com" <newsletters@crosswalk.com> wrote:
> Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 6:0:5
> Subject: Quiet Walk for Sunday, October 1, 2000
> To: <masinick@yahoo.com>
> From: Crosswalk.com <newsletters@crosswalk.com>
>
> Q U I E T W A L K D E V O T I O N A L
> by Walk Thru the Bible
>
> BIBLE READING
> John 8:37-47
>
> OVERVIEW
>
> Christians are sometimes tempted to believe what the
> world accepts as true.
>
> INSIGHT
>
> Satan is a deceiver (Revelation 12:9) and a destroyer (Revelation
> 9:11). He deceives in order to destroy.
>
> He lies. In fact, Jesus called him the father of lies (John
> 8:44). He is the god of our world system, and, as such,
> he puts into place lies that the unsaved world accepts as
> truths. These lies permeate society, and we tend to catch
> them and embrace them as our own-much the same as we can
> catch the measles merely by being around those who have
> them.
>
> In the days ahead, we will look at a number of these
> lies-wrong that looks right, bad that looks good,
> falsehood that looks true-to clear our own minds and, in
> addition, to help us lead others to the truth.
>
> PRAYER
>
> * Praise God and thank Him that His Holy Spirit guides us "into
> all truth" (John 16:13):
>
>
> Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully
> to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His
> presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him
> with psalms (Psalm 95:1-2).
>
> * Now pray this confession to the Lord to keep your life free
> from sin and in
>
>
> fellowship with Him: I will not despise Your chastening,
> Nor be discouraged when I am rebuked by You; For whom You
> love You chasten, And You scourge every son whom You
> receive (Based onhebrews12:5-6).
>
> * Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind. As
> you agree with and submit yourself to God's will, pray this
> affirmation to the Lord:
>
>
> I know that all things work together for good to those
> who love You, to those who are the called according to
> Your purpose (Romans 8:28).
>
> * As you make your requests for provisions known to the Lord,
> pray for:
>
>
> * greater wisdom for living,
>
> * needs of your immediate family,
>
> * wisdom for President Clinton and other national leaders.
>
> * Now offer this prayer of worship to the Lord:
>
>
> To You, God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and
> majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen
> (Jude 25).
>
>
>
>
> -----------
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Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

Dear friends,

Have you ever thought something was true, only later, (sometimes much later)
come to realize
that, in reality, you were deceived and it was all a lie, perhaps concealed by
a few "elements
of truth"? Well, today's message is really a warning about the deceptiveness
of lies. Satan is
the author of lies. His lies sound so good sometimes that even good people
fall for them, finding
out much later that they were deceived. Have you ever fallen into that trap?
Be honest with
yourself. I can tell you quite honestly that I am deceived much more than I
would like to admit.

The Good News, for all who are willing to hear it, is that Jesus wants to
rescue us from the
deceiver. He knows how cunning the deceiver can be, and Jesus has born our
grief, that is,
He has taken the full penalty for our errors, our mistakes, our sins, willful
sins and unintentional
ones. There is only one requirement of us in that regard. We must be willing
to admit that we
have been wrong, and seek the forgiveness and pardon that He offers us, and
turn away from willful
sin.

To be certain, even the best of us falls short, even after receiving a full
revelation of who God is and
what He has done for us. But for those who will believe, we have one thing
that others do not - a full
and complete pardon for our disobedience, and peace with God, who is our
Creator, Sustainer, Lover,
Friend, and Lord.

There is only one other thing I would like to add to all of that. While God is
a most loving and gracious
God, slow to anger, ever patient, and abounding in all of these things, it is
extremely arrogant and
terrible of any of us to come to Him in any manner other than an extremely
humble manner. We may
freely approach God, because of what Jesus has done, but in order to receive
that pardon, we still have
to recognize our state, get "right" with Him, admit where we've been, and then,
I believe, God wants
to be near to us.

You see, though God IS love, and God loves us tremendously, He is a Holy,
altogether pure being.
We cannot even begin to approach Him unless the sacrifice of Christ (His own
blood) goes before us,
in effect, becoming our righteousness - for we have no righteousness of our own
- I sure don't. Yet
I DO rejoice in the righteousness of Jesus Christ, and it is completely in Him
that I may approach
God.

Dear God, I don't know if I have been clear in the things I have attempted to
say today. I love You
with all of my heart, and I desire to be near to You. Please cleanse my heart
before You. I also ask
that You watch over my family, and that You do the same for each of the readers
of this list. May each
one of us come before You and be found innocent, not because of our own deeds,
but because we acknowledge
what Jesus Christ has freely given. Amen.

--- "Crosswalk.com" <newsletters@crosswalk.com> wrote:
> Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 6:0:5
> Subject: Quiet Walk for Sunday, October 1, 2000
> To: <masinick@yahoo.com>
> From: Crosswalk.com <newsletters@crosswalk.com>
>
> Q U I E T W A L K D E V O T I O N A L
> by Walk Thru the Bible
>
> BIBLE READING
> John 8:37-47
>
> OVERVIEW
>
> Christians are sometimes tempted to believe what the
> world accepts as true.
>
> INSIGHT
>
> Satan is a deceiver (Revelation 12:9) and a destroyer (Revelation
> 9:11). He deceives in order to destroy.
>
> He lies. In fact, Jesus called him the father of lies (John
> 8:44). He is the god of our world system, and, as such,
> he puts into place lies that the unsaved world accepts as
> truths. These lies permeate society, and we tend to catch
> them and embrace them as our own-much the same as we can
> catch the measles merely by being around those who have
> them.
>
> In the days ahead, we will look at a number of these
> lies-wrong that looks right, bad that looks good,
> falsehood that looks true-to clear our own minds and, in
> addition, to help us lead others to the truth.
>
> PRAYER
>
> * Praise God and thank Him that His Holy Spirit guides us "into
> all truth" (John 16:13):
>
>
> Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully
> to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His
> presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him
> with psalms (Psalm 95:1-2).
>
> * Now pray this confession to the Lord to keep your life free
> from sin and in
>
>
> fellowship with Him: I will not despise Your chastening,
> Nor be discouraged when I am rebuked by You; For whom You
> love You chasten, And You scourge every son whom You
> receive (Based onhebrews12:5-6).
>
> * Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind. As
> you agree with and submit yourself to God's will, pray this
> affirmation to the Lord:
>
>
> I know that all things work together for good to those
> who love You, to those who are the called according to
> Your purpose (Romans 8:28).
>
> * As you make your requests for provisions known to the Lord,
> pray for:
>
>
> * greater wisdom for living,
>
> * needs of your immediate family,
>
> * wisdom for President Clinton and other national leaders.
>
> * Now offer this prayer of worship to the Lord:
>
>
> To You, God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and
> majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen
> (Jude 25).
>
>
>
>
> -----------
> This daily devotional is published and distributed by
> Crosswalk.com. It is written by Walk Thru the
> Bible. Copyright 2000 Walk Thru the Bible. All
> rights reserved. See http://www.walkthru.org/ for more
> information about Quiet Walk and other devotionals from
> Walk Thru the Bible.
>
> You can purchase the NKJV MacArthur Study Bible Hardcover and other
> titles at christianbook.com (Christian Book Distributors - CBD).
> < shopping.crosswalk.com/bye/bible_nkj >
>
> Additional devotionals are available from Crosswalk.com:
> < devotionals.crosswalk.com >
> -----------
> To read the Current Feature Story from ReligionToday,
> go to religiontoday.crosswalk.com/CurrentFeatureStory/
>
> For today's complete News Summary from ReligionToday,
> go to religiontoday.crosswalk.com/CurrentNewsSummary/
>
>
>
> -----------
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>
>
>
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