We all know someone who is truth-challenged. I worked with a fellow in the steel mill who would spin a lie when there was absolutely no reason to do it. You could, as it is said, tell when he was lying. His lips were moving. It didn't take long to know that you dared not listen to anything he said.
Satan is like that. Even his name means, "The Deceiver." When a voice tries to tell you that your commitment to Christ isn't real, that your consecration to the Lord is a failure, where does that voice come from? Don't listen to the liar. God honors your commitment. Christ holds onto His own and protects His sheep. Rest beside the Shepherd's quiet waters.
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I'm with you. It seems strange to be happy about being "bound", even with and to Jesus. But I think the alternative ultimately leads to a bondage of one sort or the other. resistance to commitment plays into the hands of the devil, I think.
ReplyDeleteI have met the chronic liar too and found inspiration insight in your extension to describe the devil. Have been especially reflecting on evil defined as when you kick a person when they are down. Seems to be the MO of the enemy. In some way to be forewarned is to be forearmed.