From all accounts Satan's sway over mankind began when he turned the minds of Adam and Eve against God.In order to pull it off ,he had to lie to them about God--and
they had to fall for it.In that defining moment,he lied to them about God's goodness,God's Word,and God's intentions (Gen.C-3:v1 Thur 6).Satan is still up to his old tricks.Jesus said that when the devil"Speaks a lie,he speaks from his own resources,for he is a liar" (John C-8:v44).It should not be surprising,then,that when
trouble interrupts our lives,the father of lies whisper in our ears and suddenly we
are questioning God's goodness.So when we are told to follow God's commands,we wonder if His Word is really true in the first place.When Jesus tells us things like,
"Do not lay up for ourselves treasures on earth" (Matt.C-6:v19),Satan tells us that
the good life is about piling up things here,causing us to doubt God's good intentions.Our problem is that we,like Adam and Eve,believe Satan's lies.And when we
do, our loyalty to God is compromised.Then our enemy slithers off to his next assignment,leaving us alone to face our regrets and the realization that his lies
have seduced us away from our truest and dearest Friend.Don't go to hell behind this
Halloween thing.
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