EVIL GOOD AND GOOD EVIL Isaiah 5:20 It is Satan’s practice to convince people that what God calls good is actually evil and what God declares evil is, in fact, good. Satan persuaded Adam and Eve that their disobedience, rather than their obedience, would guarantee a full life. They believed him and immediately began to experience sin’s consequences. Despite the absurdity of Satan’s logic (becoming like God by disobeying Him), he continues to deceive people into doubting what God has clearly said. King Saul sought Samuel’s affirmation for the sacrifice he had offered, even though he had acted in direct disobedience to God’s command (1 Sam. 15:13). Ananias and Sapphira expected praise from the early church for their offering, though they were blatantly lying (Acts 5:1-11). An Amalekite soldier sought David’s gratitude for killing Saul, God’s anointed king (2 Sam. 1:1-16). We, too, will face the temptation to call something good that God has declared evil. We may be persuaded that we can accomplish more good by lying than by telling the truth. We may assert that we are following God’s will in our job or business when, in fact, we are striving to pursue our own ambitions. We will also be tempted to call evil that which God declares is good.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 10:13:28 +0000
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