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Our Daily Bread for 2 May 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/05/02/father-of-lies-2
entitled Father of Lies
John 8:39-47
Your Father the Devil
39 (Gal 3:7; Jn 8:37) They answered Him, "Abraham is our father."
Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would do
the works of Abraham.
40 (Jn 8:26) But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you
the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.
41 (Isa 63:16; 64:8; Jn 8:38) You are doing the works of your father."
Then they said to Him, "We were not born of sexual immorality.
We have one Father: God."
42 (Jn 17:8; 17:25; 3:17) Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father,
you would love Me, for I came from God and proceeded into the world.
I did not come of My own authority, but He sent Me.
43 (Jer 6:10; Jn 7:17) Why do you not understand My speaking?
Because you cannot bear to hear My word.
44 (Jn 8:38; 8:41) You are of your father the devil, and you want to do
the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning,
and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him.
When he lies, he speaks from his own nature,
for he is a liar and the father of lies.
45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me.
46 (Heb 4:15) Which of you convicts Me of sin? If I speak the truth,
why do you not believe Me?
47 He who is of God hears God's words. Therefore, you do not hear them,
because you are not of God."
[39] They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith
unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham. [40] But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
[41] Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born
of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
[42] Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. [43] Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my
word.
[44] Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will
do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth,
because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
[45] And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
[46] Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye
not believe me?
[47] He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not,
because ye are not of God.
Victor slowly became addicted to pornography. Many of his friends looked
at porn, and he fell into it too. But now he understands how wrong
it was-he sinned against God-and it crushed his wife. He's vowed to put safeguards in his life so he'll never look at it again. Yet he fears it's
too late. Can his marriage be saved? Will he ever be free and fully forgiven?
Our enemy, the devil, presents temptation as if it's no big deal. Everyone's doing it. What's the harm? But the moment we catch on to his scheme,
he switches gears. It's too late! You've gone too far! You're hopeless now!
The enemy will say whatever it takes to destroy us as we engage in spiritual warfare. Jesus said, "He was a murderer from the beginning,
and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him.
When he lies, he speaks from his own nature,
for he is a liar and the father of lies.” (John 8:44).
If the devil is a liar, then we should never listen to him. Not when he says our sin is no big deal, and not when he says we're beyond hope. May Jesus
help us dismiss the evil one's words and listen to Him instead. We rest our hearts on His promise: "If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall
make you free. " (vv. 31-32).
By: Mike Wittmer
Reflect & Pray
What sin has you feeling hopeless? Do you think this despair comes
from Satan or from Jesus? What promise from the Bible might you claim today?
Jesus, You died and rose again to free me from the bondage of sin.
Please help me to live in that liberty today!
<a href="
https://discoveryseries.org/courses/walking-free/">
Read Walking Free: Overcoming What Keeps Us from Jesus.</a>
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