OUR DAILY BREAD : BREAKING THE SPIN CYCLE

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October 17
Friday


BREAKING THE
SPIN CYCLE

READ:
John 8:42-47
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[Satan was a murderer
from the beginning, and
does not stand in the
truth, because there is
no truth in him.... He
is a liar and the father
of it. __John 8:44
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Politicians are adept at "spinning" the details of a story to advance their own agenda. During a political campaign, spin doctors massage stories to ensure that their candidate is cast in a positive light__often at the expense of the truth. This leaves us with serious questions about what the real truth is.

According to Jesus, Satan is the "spin doctor" of hell__the master deceiver who "speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar" (John 8:44). He casts himself as the one who wants go give us unfettered freedom and pleasure, carefully masking his plan to steal, kill, and destroy us (John 10:10). He even spins the loving laws of God by claiming that God's boundaries are restrictive, simply intended to take all the fun out of living. When we buy into Satan's damaging lies, we will eventually find ourselves empty and broken__sidelined in our journey with God.

Thankfully, Jesus warns us. He says that Satan is the father of lies. And we know Satan is lying when what he tells us contradicts God's Word. Jesus , on the other hand, is the truth (John 14:6). So, when it comes to sorting out the spin, our only defense against the spin doctor of hell is to listen constantly for the voice of Jesus as we pray and study His Word. And that's the truth! __Joe Stowell
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```````````````The devil is crafty, deceptive, and sly;``````````````
```````````````He cleverly tricks us to swallow his lie.``````````````
```````````But his cunning methods we're sure to discern````````````
`````If we make God's warnngs our daily concern. __D. De Haan``````
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God's truth stops the spin of Satan's lies.

**************Today's Bible Reading __ John 8:42-47**************

42 Jesus said to them, "If
God were your Father, you
would love Me, for I
proceeded forth and came
from God; nor have I come
of Myself, but He sent Me.

43 Why do you not
understand My speech?
Because you are not able to
listen to My word. 44 You are
of your father the devil, and
the desires of your father
you want to do. He was a
murderer from the
beginning, and does not
stand in the truth, because
there is no truth in him.
When he speaks a lie, he
speaks from his own
resources, for he is a liar and
the father of it. 45 But
because I tell the truth, you
do not believe Me. 46 Which
of you convicts Me of sin?
and if I tell the truth, why
do you not believe me?

47 He who is of God hears
God's words; therefore you
do not hear, because you are
not of God."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

"Now the spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart
from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of
demons" (1 Tim. 4:1). In those "latter times," which Paul viewed as
still future though casting their shadow already, some people will
abandon the faith to follow after the false teaching of deceiving
spirits. Spiritual error is seldom due to innocent mistakes. It is more
often due to the comscious strategies of God's spiritual enemies (Eph.
6:12). False doctrines are taught by heretics whose views may have
been instigated by demons. __Dennis Fisher

__Adapted from The Bible Knowledge Commentary