Daily Devotional
Do You Believe Lies?
“Lest Satan should take advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.”
2 Corinthians 2:11
August 17, 2020
Ponder This
A friend of mine told me one time about a film he saw. I haven’t seen it, but he explained it to me. He said they went up to the Canadian lakes and got one of these great Northern Pikes, a big fish, and put it in a huge aquarium with buckets of minnows. That pike thought he had died and gone to pike heaven.
But then they dropped in a glass cylinder, invisible to the pike. This time, they poured the minnows into the cylinder. The pike started for the minnows but bumped his snout.
He backed off and tried again. And again. And again. Finally, he made up his mind. “I’ll never have another minnow.” And he settled down to the bottom of that tank.
They pulled the glass tube out, and the minnows swam free, right up to his face, but the pike never moved. They had messed with his mind. He believed something that wasn’t true.
Child of God, the devil will mess with your mind. He’ll lie to you, just like he lied to Eve in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3). John 8:44 says, “…there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.”
Practice This
You’re surrounded with the blessings of God, but Satan has you believing they’re not yours. You say, “That might be for Pastor Rogers, but it’s not for me. God doesn’t expect me to live in victory.” Yes, He does. The devil has never done anything but lie to you. Stop believing the devil’s lie. Start believing Jesus, who said, “I’ve come that you may have life and have it more abundantly” (John 10:10).
FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY
Front Porch Moments by Gayle Foster
WITH KEY INSIGHTS FROM HER FATHER, ADRIAN ROGERS
I try to unplug each morning with Jesus with just my rocking chair, my Bible, and a pen.
Having a secret place is very important because I know that Jesus is always there waiting for me. I know where I can find Him! His presence is everywhere, but there are places where it is so thick you can cut it with a knife. You may not even have a front porch, but there is a secret place for you as well. God’s invitations are for anyone who will respond. There is no more important request than the one found in Psalm 27:8: “My heart has heard You say, ‘Come and talk with Me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’”
