July 14, 2012

“One True God”

Scripture:

And we know that the Son of God has come, and He has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And now we are in God because we are in His Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and He is eternal life. Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts. (1 John 5:20-21) NLT

Observation:

There are many false gods in this world; some that we cannot see, but many that we can. There are many falsehoods that compete with God’s Truth and our loyalty—lies that all come from Satan our adversary, who wants only to deceive and destroy God’s creation (1 Peter 5:8). Because of our inherent nature to sin against the One True God, it is easy for people to follow the many paths that offer the lest resistance—ways that promise to satisfy our many self-indulgent fantasies—ways that cause us to slip slowly and comfortably into the darkness that this fallen world embraces.

Application:

The entire world is now infected with more lies than we can shake a stick at. Most of the mainstream media; the internet, television, radio, news papers, movies, books, music, magazines, computer games, advertisements, and even many Christian Churches are bombarding us with so much false information and garbage that is not only confusing, but is also extremely tempting and very believable as well. It can be so easy to fall into these traps set by Satan himself, for he is the prince of darkness and is directing much of what is happening in this fallen world today. His power is such a driving force behind all the events that are coloring our world in darkness (Colossians 2:8). The only hope anyone has to escape the deadly traps of the Enemy is through the power of the only True and Living God, Jesus Christ our Lord. It is only through His resurrection power that we can escape the death of our eternal soul in Hell. It is by His Spirit living in us that we can find truth and everlasting life. There is no other Way, my friends. Jesus is… the only Way! The world is doing its best to convince you otherwise, but do not listen. The world will do its best to draw you away from the Living God by taking advantage of your frail, human weaknesses. The only way to survive this onslaught of evil is to turn off your computer, or television, or radio and spend more time with the One True God; filling your heart with His life-giving words of truth. And once your heart is filled with God and His Truth there will be no more room for any other gods, and you will have secured your place in Heaven where you will walk and talk with God and spend an eternity discovering His awesome Glory (Psalm 138:5).

Prayer:

Thank You, Jesus, for the Truth that sets us free from the chains of this world and its leader; that is Satan. Help us, dear Lord, to discern Your Truth from the sly false truth of this world. Help us drown out the world’s voice so we can listen to Your Voice, so that we may live forever with You.

Amen