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Devotional - 21st Oct 2020

 'Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously' (Psalm 119:29).

When we know God and have an intimate relationship with Jesus, we will abhor sin in every form. Even though we know and accept the law of God, or may be teachers of it, we have to be careful not to fall in the traps of Satan.  We must be mindful that we are subject to a number of wicked thoughts and imaginations that can lead us away from the right path; except we allow God to take hold of us with His mighty hands. We must be reminded that we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers and against Spiritual wickedness in high places. We need constantly to pray to God for deliverance, to keep us from deceit, from pride and from anything of this world that will seek to lead us away from our heavenly Father.  We should not be complacent and think for one second that because we are saved by God's grace, that the Devil can win no more with us. We would be deluded as that would be dangerous thinking. David wanted not only to be kept from the way of sin, but also to have it kept from him. He did something about it! He cried out to the only one he knew could save him - God; to remove from him the way of lying; of folly; self-righteousness; hypocrisy; error. What about you and me? David desired to have the law of God opened up to his understanding, engraved in his heart. He seek the Lord and plead for it to be graciously granted unto him. We need to desire and ask God to grant us graciously the understanding of His law and for the Holy Spirit to keep His laws in our hearts, that we may not sin against him. Pride is the greatest of lies that started in heaven with Satan, the father of all lies. He is a manipulator and the deceiver of this world. Like David, let us cry out against such sin and ask God to guide us, through His Holy Spirit; to guard the avenues of our hearts that we may forsake the way of lying and to seek to be sincere and truthful.

Have wonderful day 🌹🌹

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