DON'T BUY THE LIE

Have you thanked Him?

Have you praised Him?

Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?

Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?

1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)

^1-3The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

John 8:44

…there is not an iota of truth in him (the ENEMY). When he lies, it is perfectly normal; for he is the father of liars.

I love that translation from the LB. It really sums up our enemy.

“When he (the devil) lies, it is perfectly normal”. It is his nature to lie, to twist the truth, to manipulate and cause questions. He is an architect of chaos and strife; doing his best day after day to fill our heads and hearts with lies, with uncertainty and pain.

But why bring “him” up today?

Because he seems to be “showing” up an awful lot lately both at FREEDOM and the JEREMIAH TREE ministry. Sometimes I feel like he is standing outside the door of both handing out “liar flyers”.

“You can’t recover”.

“Aren’t you ashamed; everyone knows.”

“GOD has had enough.”

“90 days of sobriety and for what? You blew it all on a binge they will be done with you this time.”

I mean the enemy has gone so far as to try to set up camp right next door to our FREEDOM CHURCH polluting the air around the parking lot with the wisps and aroma of crack being smoked just to derail those looking for a way out.

But that is what he does; employ the known tactics and spread the familiar lies all in an effort to keep us from our potential, from our mission, and our calling. He wants us to “buy his lies”.

Well I am not buying and I believe it is time for a little truth!

Why?

Because I know it is not just the growing numbers who are seeking relief by coming to FREEDOM or those who are seeking assistance from my awesome team at the JEREMIAH TREE who are being lied to and challenged. All of us are being attacked continuously by this enemy; this liar and the best way to defeat a liar is to expose him to the TRUTH!

So when He says, “You can’t recover”. GOD says:

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

So you WILL recover!

When he says, “Aren’t you ashamed, everyone knows.” GOD says, “Transparency is cathartic!”

James 5:16

Admit your faults to one another and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous man has great power and wonderful results.

When he says, “GOD has had enough.” GOD says:

Romans 8:1

...there is now no condemnation awaiting those who belong to Christ Jesus.

When he says, “90 days of sobriety and for what? You blew it all on a binge they will be done with you this time.”

GOD says,

Proverbs 24:16

…for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again

Hebrews 13:5

God has said, “I will never leave you or let you be alone.

Isn’t the TRUTH amazing?

Press back against those lies the enemy wants you to believe. Instead of giving him that space in your mind and heart to dispel and dispense his deceit, turn to the TRUTH! Instead of marinating on the mendacity, mediate on our FATHER who cannot tell a lie!

Numbers 23:19

19 God is not a man; he will not lie.

God is not a human being; his decisions will not change.

If he says he will do something, then he will do it.

If he makes a promise, then he will do what he promised.

Resolve to no longer buy the lies! Instead invest in what GOD gives FREELY and what SETS YOU FREE!

John 8:32

...the truth, and the truth will make you free.

I love you all.

Freedom Church

Pastor GDelaney