The Deception All Around Us

This past weekend my wife and I watched Jim Staley’s “Truth or Tradition: Should Christians Celebrate Christmas and Easter” and it was eye opening. I didn’t know just how many idol symbols were around the world and within our very own churches.  Plus prior to watching this I knew that Jesus was actually born around the end of September/beginning of October. I also knew the evil and pagan roots behind Halloween, but I didn’t know that Valentines Day, Christmas, and Easter had these same evil roots and how badly Satan had deceived God’s people with our current holiday traditions. Yes I know that Easter is when churches celebrate Jesus’ Resurrection from the grave but isn’t this something that we should be celebrating, thanking Jesus for, and sharing with others all year round? Also I know that Christmas is when churches celebrate Jesus’ birthday but where in the Bible does it say we are to celebrate Jesus’ birthday? Plus, as Jim Staley said in his video, would your spouse appreciate you celebrating their birthday on the birthdate of your ex then on their actual date? This is what happens when we celebrate Jesus’ birthday on December 25th. When you look in the Bible there are only seven festivals that God commands His people to celebrate. Yes He gave these commandments to the Jews but Jesus celebrated them and so did the Apostles in the New Testament. If we are to live like Jesus did then we should celebrate these as Jesus did.

I recommend checking out Jim Staley’s video below. It will open your eyes to the deception that is all around us.

God Bless

Thought Of The Day: 02/01/21

Have you ever had whispering in your ear that you are not good enough or that your situation is all your fault? In the past I’ve had those thoughts. When seeing relatives get new vehicles or going on nice trips or getting new things for their house I have felt inadequate with only being able to provide the necessities. These whispers may sound like they are coming from you and hence help you to believe they are the truth but they only come from the Satan and they are nothing but lies. Satan will do his best to make you believe his lies but you need to look towards the Bible. He will disguise himself in order to help in your belief in these lies.

“And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.”
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- 2 Corinthians‬ ‭11:14‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Look towards the Bible. Are these whispers or thoughts something that Jesus would tell you? If not then they are nothing but lies and you should not believe them. When we refuse to believe these lies we are weakening Satan’s power over our lives. We need to weaken his power over us and be filled with truth in the Jesus’ light. I pray that we can all do that and be a positive voice in the lives of others to help them with this as well.

Here is a great song that goes along with this. It’s called “Fear Is a Liar” by Zach Williams. Check it out here.

God Bless