Jeremiah 17:9 AMPC
The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly perverse and corrupt and severely, mortally sick! Who can know it [perceive, understand, be acquainted with his own heart and mind]?
There is much talk about the origin of the COVID virus and there is more than a possibility it has been deliberately devised and created to be "weaponised".
As we discussed this issue, yesterday in the peaceful serenity of the evening, it seemed incredulous to think that any group would want to cause such devastation to the earth. Don't we have enough disease and destruction already without making more?
The Bible is so right in its conclusion about the depth of depravity of the human heart.
There is so much online hatred conveyed on the Internet that there has to be campaigns against it.
Nurturing hatred and enmity in the heart leads down a dark path toward "the father of lies" whose sole purpose is to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10).
History paints a stark warning demonstrating the results of creating lies, encouraging hatred toward people.
Only Jesus is able to keep us safe in such a deceptive and dangerous world.
Clinging closely to Him and His Kingdom of love and light is The Way (the first name of believers in Jesus).
If I check my own heart, how often am I tempted to think and say harsh judgemental words about people?
I admit that, more than a few times daily, I'm enticed onto that path.
Stay as far away as possible from that direction.
Religious rituals are no safeguard against evil, as Jesus told the leaders of His day:
John 8:44 AMPC
You are of your father, the devil, and it is your will to practice the lusts and gratify the desires [which are characteristic] of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a falsehood, he speaks what is natural to him, for he is a liar [himself] and the father of lies and of all that is false.
We can see that many wars and many bad things have been done in the name of a religion of one sort or another. Satan uses religion to restrict and divide us.
Stay away from religion and ground yourself in a close, vibrant relationship with the Lord Jesus!
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