June 28, 2010 Swallowing Lies
Today’s Bible Reading: Amos 1; Amos 2; Amos 3; Psalm 80; 2 Timothy 4 (The Message)
Scripture Focus:
Amos 2:4
They rejected God’s revelation,
refused to keep my commands.
But they swallowed the same old lies
that got their ancestors onto dead-end roads.
2 Timothy 4:3–5
You’re going to find that there will be times when people will have no stomach for solid teaching, but will fill up on spiritual junk food—catchy opinions that tickle their fancy. They’ll turn their backs on truth and chase mirages. But you—keep your eye on what you’re doing; accept the hard times along with the good; keep the Message alive; do a thorough job as God’s servant.
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Observation:
Apparently it’s pretty easy to believe a lie. Both Amos and Paul talk about this issue in today’s scripture reading. Believing a lie, even if you are deceived and think it’s the truth, has terrible consequences.
Paul mentions what will set you up for believing a lie: having no stomach for solid teaching, wanting something so badly that you’re an easy prey for a lie—because you want to believe it!
Application:
Watch out that you don’t want something so much that you’re willing to believe a lie to get it. God’s word is the final standard for everything. Measure everything against it.
Scripture Focus:
They rejected God’s revelation,
refused to keep my commands.
But they swallowed the same old lies
that got their ancestors onto dead-end roads.
You’re going to find that there will be times when people will have no stomach for solid teaching, but will fill up on spiritual junk food—catchy opinions that tickle their fancy. They’ll turn their backs on truth and chase mirages. But you—keep your eye on what you’re doing; accept the hard times along with the good; keep the Message alive; do a thorough job as God’s servant.
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