September 6________________________________________
But we belong to God and those who know God listen to us. If they do not belong to God, they do not listen to us. That is how we know if someone has the Spirit of truth or the spirit of deception. – 1 John 4:6 (NLT)
DISCERNING THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH
A poem and essay by ILMA
How do you know if someone is real or counterfeit?
There is no condemnation in the Holy Spirit
There is no darkness where God’s light shines
Evil will not be able to stand the brilliance of his light.
You can only discern the of truth if you know Christ
Dwell on his word and he will give you wisdom and insight
The Holy Spirit will live in your heart if you believe
He will guide you to discern which is real or counterfeit.
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There are many counterfeits these days. The enemy is frantic because the army of God is actually spreading all over the ends of the earth. How do we protect ourselves from false teachers and teachings? There is only one way to do it. Have a relationship with Christ and stay in the word of God. Feed on it daily and seek to pursue knowing Jesus no matter what. The only way we can stop the deception is to have a deep intimacy with Christ and seek his truth. If we know the truth, we can easily detect a lie.
PRAYER
Lord, keep me hungry for your word.
REFLECTION
Have you ever dealt with anti-Christs or counterfeits?
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