Saturday Reading: 2 Thessalonians 3 6-15
Key Verse: 2 Thessalonians 3 6
6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks disorderly, and not after the teaching which he received from us.
Key Verse: 2 Thessalonians 3 6
6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks disorderly, and not after the teaching which he received from us.
Devotion:
Isn’t it amazing just how we seem to keep on bringing out the worst in some people? Do you not think it strange that some people will do anything but work to get money? They will tell lies, the will fake illness and even death just so that they can get money that does not rightly belong to them. It is not going to just be money, but anything to do with wealth and even comfort. People will go out of their way to make sure that they get as much as possible – no matter what the consequences may be if they are found out!
Isn’t it amazing just how we seem to keep on bringing out the worst in some people? Do you not think it strange that some people will do anything but work to get money? They will tell lies, the will fake illness and even death just so that they can get money that does not rightly belong to them. It is not going to just be money, but anything to do with wealth and even comfort. People will go out of their way to make sure that they get as much as possible – no matter what the consequences may be if they are found out!
I don’t know if you have ever been in contact with someone like that, but they will always find some argument to put forward to justify why they are doing things. They have become so adept at doing that that they will start to convince others that they are actually right even though they are at fault! Satan is the master of lies and will entrap anyone who is willing to listen. He will cast all sorts of lies before you to justify why you should listen to them and spin a web that will seemingly support itself… That’s the thing; if you compare it to God’s Word, you will find that there is no substance in what he says!
When we are faced with people like that in our lives, we have to try to make sure that we do not get trapped in the things that they are involved with. They will seem like a good idea at the time and they may even seem profitable – but when looked at closely, you will always see the faults… as long as you compare it to the truth and not to more lies that come out of them. This is why we have to be very wary about ‘hanging out’ with these people. They will drag us down before we can attempt to lift them up. We must cast out the lifeline and give them the means to see their own mistakes, but we must not be their judge and we should never dive in to try and help when we know what it is like down there!
Points to Ponder:
Do you know people that are always in trouble?
Have you allowed them to see how good being a Christian can be?
Do you know people that are always in trouble?
Have you allowed them to see how good being a Christian can be?