Tag: John 14:6

What Is He Up To?

John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.

Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

What is he up to? Have you ever thought about that when you hear that little negative voice in your head telling you that you are no good; telling you that you are not worthy of love or happiness or peace? You know what I am talking about, when you are all alone scrolling through social media and you see how “happy and successful” everyone else is? Or when you are watching tv and your favorite 30-minute sitcom ends with a perfect happily-ever-after solution. Do you think, “That never would never happen for me?”

Guess what? That is the enemy whispering in your ear trying to keep you down. He wants to keep you off balance and out of the game so that he can move on to his next victim. Satan is very active in the world today. His goal is to “steal and kill and destroy” and nobody is completely immune to his lies unless you “put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.”

Do you know what schemes are? The definition of schemes is to “make plans, especially in a devious way or with intent to do something illegal or wrong.” THAT is what the enemy is up to. The enemy is making plans to set you on the wrong path of sadness, misery, depression, unfaithfulness, anxiety, or addiction. And it all starts with that little negative voice in your head.

So, STOP! Stop listening to the lies. Stop allowing the enemy to steal your happiness, kill your joy and destroy your peace. Do not give him that kind of authority over you. The Bible says to “put on the whole armor of God” starting with the belt of truth. Every other piece of the whole armor of God is attached to the belt of truth. If you do not begin with truth, you will never defeat the enemy. Jesus says in John 14:6 “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Jesus is the way! If you follow Jesus, read HIS word, and pray about everything, it will drown out the lies and foil the schemes of the enemy.

Heavenly Father, thank you for sending Jesus to show us the way to you. Please help me to drown out the lies of the enemy by diving into your truth every day. Amen.

I am the WAY

John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

When I asked God what he wanted me to tell his people today, He laid this verse on my heart. Many of my devotions talk about my relationship with God but only a few talk about my relationship with Jesus. For some reason it makes me uncomfortable to talk about Jesus. I think it is because most people believe in God. I mean look around you. How can you not believe in God? There is no way this earth could come to exist any other way than by the hands of my amazing God. But Jesus. Jesus is another story. Jesus was a man. Just like you and me. But he was God at the same time. That is hard to believe.  So until now I’ve shared what is easy to share and I’ve left the hard theology for the scholars. Well that stops today. I am going to do my best to share what I believe.

Matthew 7:13-14 says “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” Jesus is that narrow road. It is not hard to find the road but only a few decided to walk that road. It is narrow because there is only one way to the Father and that is Jesus.    The wide gate and the broad road is the road of popular opinion. The wide gate has many different worldly lifestyles and it leads to eternal ruin.

Jesus is the only way to God the Father. Some people may argue that this is way too narrow. But in reality, it is wide enough for the whole world, if the world chooses to accept it. I chose to accept Jesus when I was a child but I didn’t really have a relationship with Jesus until about 6 years ago. Now I walk the narrow road.  I am happy on the narrow road. I know that Jesus is with me every step of the way. Jesus makes his presence known to me every day in little ways and it lights up my day when I realize that He has had a hand in making my plans come together.  If you have not given your life to the Lord, you can do so today.  

Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to come into my heart and life. I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior. Amen