{"id":3574,"date":"2024-11-15T07:10:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T07:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/?p=3574"},"modified":"2024-11-11T21:12:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T21:12:21","slug":"a-twisted-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/a-twisted-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"A Twisted Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday, November 15<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Twisted Truth<\/strong><\/p>\n

And Jesus answered and said to him, \u201cIt has been said, \u2018You shall not tempt the Lord your God.\u2019 Luke 4:12<\/strong><\/p>\n

The devil is smart. He\u2019s not only watching and studying us; he\u2019s also learning our defenses. Once he sees how we stand firm, he\u2019ll work to twist our very defenses against us. Think about the times you’ve relied on something good, something that used to uplift and protect you, but then found it backfiring or even causing harm. That\u2019s a tactic the enemy loves to use.<\/p>\n

In the wilderness, Jesus used God\u2019s Word as a shield against the devil\u2019s temptations. Each time the devil tempted Him, Jesus responded with Scripture. Then, in a cunning twist, the devil decided to use God\u2019s Word against Jesus, saying, \u201cJump off, Jesus! God\u2019s Word says He will protect you!\u201d The enemy was quoting Scripture to manipulate and attempt to lead Jesus astray.<\/p>\n

The devil knows God\u2019s Word\u2014he knows it better than any of us. After all, he was once in Heaven, a high-ranking angel, witnessing God\u2019s works firsthand. Job 38:4, 7 tells us, \u201cWhere were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?… when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?\u201d Among these angels was Lucifer, the \u201clight-bearer,\u201d once beautiful and revered, who chose jealousy and pride over obedience. Now he is Satan, the fallen angel, cast down and filled with a singular mission: to destroy what God created.<\/p>\n

The devil can\u2019t defeat God\u2019s Word, so he twists it. He did it to Jesus, and he tries to do it with us. Have you ever seen Scripture used to justify harm or manipulate others? That\u2019s one of his oldest tricks. Taking God\u2019s truth out of context, the devil works to turn a tool of freedom into one of bondage.<\/p>\n

But Jesus knew the truth; He knew when Scripture was being twisted out of context. Do we? Back in biblical times, people couldn\u2019t carry the Word around easily, and few could read. Memorization was their lifeline to God\u2019s promises. Today, we have no excuse. We have access to the Bible in every form\u2014print, digital, and audio\u2014along with countless resources to help us understand its true meaning.<\/p>\n

When you see Scripture, don\u2019t just repeat it for face value. No! You have personal access to reading God\u2019s Word\u2014use it. Read it in context, pray for understanding, and ask God to reveal His truth to you. Stand on the full Word of God, the unaltered truth.<\/p>\n

Prayer for today<\/strong>: Lord, thank You for giving me Your Word as a guide and protection. Help me to seek understanding, to know Your Word in its fullness, and to discern when it\u2019s being misused. Strengthen me with wisdom, so I\u2019m not deceived by twisted truths or half-lies. Open my heart and mind, Lord, that I may stand firm in Your promises and use them to reflect Your love and truth to others. In Jesus’ name, Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friday, November 15 A Twisted Truth And Jesus answered and said to him, \u201cIt has been said, \u2018You shall not tempt the Lord your God.\u2019 Luke 4:12 The devil is smart. He\u2019s not only watching and studying us; he\u2019s also learning our defenses. Once he sees how we stand firm, he\u2019ll work to twist our […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3574"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3575,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3574\/revisions\/3575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}