Vital Men – we had 20 guys in the house last Wednesday evening for the first session of Louie Giglio’s book study … Don’t Give The Enemy A Seat At Your Table. Great discussion. Good man to man sharing & engagement. If you didn’t make it the first week, don’t let that keep you from showing up tonight. 7:00p at the Pella Well (419 E. Oskaloosa Street).
Tonight is Session 2 of the six sessions with our book study. Going to share one of Louie’s posts that talks about how the Enemy slides into our thinking and our lives …
“The Devil never rolls through the front door of your life announcing he’s going to destroy you. He doesn’t show you a picture of yourself 18 months from now living alone in a rented room because you’ve lost your most trusted relationships. He doesn’t give you a PowerPoint presentation of clear, step-by-step plans of how he’s going to bring you to your destruction.
Instead, he slips through the side door. He lures and entices you. It’s like fishing. We have to consistently watch out for the Devil’s lures. When that temptation or harmful thought comes our way, it’s probably not going to look bad … not at first. Initially it promises something good.
Sin offers a solution. Sin guarantees relief.
If you’re down, sin brings you up. If you’re stuck, sin shows the way out. If you’re miserable, sin promises comfort. If you’re outraged, sin offers the perfect justice. If you’re lonely, sin becomes your best friend.
All lies!
All that feigned goodness, all those false solutions, all the relief, all the comfort, all the justice, all the camaraderie. All those promises are meaningless.
Sin is not your pal. Sin is not on your side. Sin doesn’t have your back. Sin is never the fix it claims to be. Sin is a mirage, always overpromising and underdelivering.
The Enemy works in our lives by luring and lying. Don’t fall for the lies. Don’t chase the lure. Don’t give the Enemy a seat at your table.
