Sin makes you
think things that aren’t true. It convinces you that the darkness is actually
the light. The Bible talks about the deceitfulness of sin. Sin deceives you
into thinking it’s good for you. And people fall for that because it feels
good. It gives you some fun, meets some felt need, or offers some kind of
instant relief. But sin is a lying thief. Sin says if it makes you happy, it
can’t be that bad. But it gives you happy while it steals your peace. And your
joy. Because sin is an idol. And idolatry is the enemy of joy. Because sin’s pleasure
is fleeting, and it’s never enough. And it keeps demanding more sacrifices to
it. So, sin is the ultimate dissatisfaction machine. And sin violates your
conscience, and eventually makes it unreliable. It starts by saying something
is a “necessary evil.” But then it begins to look more and more necessary and
less and less evil. Because sin makes you love a lie.
Friday, September 05, 2025
Sin is Lying to You
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Friday, August 22, 2025
The Fear Test
How do you know if you’re moving in fear? Let me tell you
something that is helping me tremendously.
2 Timothy 1:7 says – God did not give us a Spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control. People love that verse when they’re anxious about something, or afraid they’ll suffer needlessly, when they need courage, or when they feel alone. And it says God has given you the Holy Spirit to lead you away from fear and into faith. Amen.
Now, notice that the Spirit leads you from fear into faith through power, love, and self-control. And the verse puts self-control after power and love. And this is the test that helps you see if you’re actually being led by the Spirit or not. Because you can be bold, and passionate, but if your actions are dominated by your impulses, you’re not being led by the Spirit. You’re moving backward into fear.
And you move forward by having faith in what this verse teaches.