Topic: Lies

The devil doesn’t need bars, porn shops, neon signs, or pentagrams. He just needs moralism without Christ; religion without repentance; churches without the gospel; spirituality without Scripture; & inspiration without salvation.

God does not need your permission. God does not need your activation. God does not need your cooperation to be sovereign. The devil loves this lie because it shrinks God. A small God can’t save you. A small God can’t sanctify you. A small God can’t sustain you. And a small God can’t be worshiped.

The serpent did not deny God’s existence; he questioned God’s Word, stirred desire, & taught Adam & Eve to interpret reality through what looked good, felt good, & seemed wise. This shows how sin distorts perception—& how the God we ran from is the God who came looking for us.

The truth is centering, stabilizing, clarifying—if we are willing to upend our devotion to our preferred vision of the truth.

The lie says: “God just wants you to be happy.” The truth says: “God wants you to be holy — and in holiness you will find a joy deeper than happiness.” The lie says: “God doesn’t care about your happiness.” The truth says: “God cares so much about your joy that He refuses to let you settle for anything less than Himself.”

The serpent’s lie leads to death. God’s truth leads to life.