Who Do You Believe? The Father Of Lies Or The Father Of Truth?

I have these two thoughts and I have to decide which one is from God and which one is from the devil.

And good old common sense says to help someone in need has to be from God because the devil would never put such a thought in my mind TO HELP SOMEONE.

We have looked at THE FATHER OF LIES but now let us look at…

II. FATHER OF TRUTH (GOD)

The devil has never told the truth and God has never told a lie.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE BELIEVE THAT!!!

Let me tell you one of the big lies he has told every ADULT and every TEENAGER.

Satan has had thousands of years of experience in lying and he has convinced many if they want the best of life THEY MUST SERVE HIM!!!

This is one of the BIGGEST LIES Satan tells everyone…God is a Kill-Joy (God is out to ROB you of all the fun in life)

Remember Satan used this lie on Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

Look at Genesis 3: 1-4 we read, "Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, did God really say, You must not eat from any tree in the garden? {2} The woman said to the serpent, We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, {3} but God did say, You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die. {4} You will not surely die, the serpent said to the woman. {5} For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

I am convinced this is the biggest lie that Satan uses, with this lie he has convinced “My way is fun, and God’s way is a life of sadness.”

That is a BIG LIE!!!

God is not a KILL JOY…SATAN IS!!!

I can prove it from God’s Word.

Listen to Jesus in John 10:10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

But not only does the scripture tell us this… LIFE IT SELF TEACHES US THAT!

Look at HOLLYWOOD…

These people have all the money they want and can buy anything they want. I MEAN ANYTHING!!!

They have the:

• Best homes

• Best clothes

• Best cars

• Fame

They are like Solomon in the Old Testament who had everything a man can desire to have:

He was given WISDOM with which to judge the children of Israel.

But also he was incredibly rich!

(1) According to II Chronicles 9:13-29 every year King Solomon received over twenty-five tons of gold, in addition to the taxes paid by the traders and merchants.

The kings of Arabia and the governors of the Israelite districts also brought him silver and gold.

(2) He had Fame

(3 He had 700 beautiful wives given to him to gain his favor. And you know if they wanted to gain his favor they had to be beautiful.

(4) He had 300 beautiful concubines given to him to gain his favor. And you know if they wanted to gain his favor they had to be beautiful.

Certainly by the world standards this should have been a happy man!!!

But this is the same man as you read the book of Eccleastes that constantly cries LIFE IS VANITY AND VEXATION OF SPIRIT.