Satan Has Tricks Up His Sleeve.

Jeremiah 6:16
16 This is what the LORD says:
"Stand at the crossroads and look;
ask for the ancient paths,
ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
and you will find rest for your souls.
But you said, 'We will not walk in it.'

Life is exciting everyday. Sometimes it's not necessarily what we would consider to be exciting, but there are many surprises in any given day that tend to catch us off guard.

In general, temptations in life usually catch us by surprise. We'll be following God's ways in life and all of a sudden reach a fork in the road. Temptation is a choice: we can fall for the trap or we ignore the trap. At any rate, we all give into the trap sometimes. Why do we give in to temptation? The answer is simply because our path with God has become old and seemingly routine. Satan tries to intervene by offering you a newer path that he claims to be worth following.

Satan claims that his way is the best. He thinks that his way is the way to immediately gain happiness and success. However, in the long term especially, we learn that there's nothing beneficial from following Satan's ways. Following Satan, steers us away from God and avoids the treasure chests (God's blessings) that would otherwise exist along God's path.

It is our job to do the opposite of what the people did as Jeremiah described as they said: "We will not walk in it." If you do as they did, you will only be at a loss and you will be torn apart.

God, help us stay on your path in exchange for the all too common lure that Satan's path is the source of immediate happiness. Let us see temptation as bringing us to ruins and your ways as fulfilling our much needed peace.

Here's the song "We Live" by Superchick.



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