THE DECEITFUL ONE

“Now eagerly desire the greater gifts.
And yet show I unto you the most excellent way.”
1 Corinthians 12:31

Satan always gives the best first and the worst last.
For example, Proverbs 20:17 says,
“The bread of deceit is sweet,
but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.”
With Satan, it always starts sweet, but it does not end that way.
Satan is a counterfeiter and a deceiver,
and he is guilty of false advertising.
He doesn’t show the drunkard
in the gutter covered with flies.
He doesn’t show the addict
shaking uncontrollably from another night of detox.
He doesn’t show the ruined lives
from sexually transmitted diseases.
He always gives the best first and the worst last.
Jesus gives the best last.

Fighting Satan in our own strength is a losing proposition.
He has been at his ‘business’ for many decades, so he is good at it.
We need the assistance of one who is stronger, and that is Jesus.
The next time you are tempted try whispering “Help me Jesus”.