“You Can’t Fool God.”

God will not be fooled

1Kings 14 The gecko in the garden tries to fool by staying still and changing his coat to match the plant.  He thinks you can’t see them, just like King Jeroboam thought he could fool the prophet Ahijah.  Jeroboam sent his wife to Ahijah disguised as an ordinary woman when the little prince was very ill.  What Jeroboam didn’t know was that although the old prophet was now blind, God would be Ahijah’s eyes.

Is.  46:9 says, “Truly, I am God, I have no peer; I am God, and there is none like me.”

Our disguises do not fool God.  Even blindness cannot fool God.  We may change our clothes and put on a new face, but God sees us as we are.  God sees our heart.  He sees our motives.  He sees the situation.

Do you attempt to conceal yourself out of shame, thinking the world doesn’t know you as a believer?  Jesus reminded us: “For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.” [Luke9]

Beloved—God will reveal who you are even if you are trying to hide. Don’t be like Jeroboam because God will reveal who you are because you can’t fool God.

The Path to Victory

God's Word

Joshua 10-12 Starts here: Consistent Obedience

Over and over God reminded Joshua to not be afraid but be strong and courageous for He would be with him. When we believe God and obey God we will be victorious over our three enemies: the world, the flesh, and the devil. To do that we must be in the Word and obey the Word just as Joshua did. That is one truth we should glean from these chapters.

What enemy am I/are you facing today? Will I/you be successful? The challenge is before each of us. We can be victorious when we hide God’s word in our heart just as the Psalmist said: “Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You.” [Ps 119:11]

The first verse I ever learned was this: “Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.” [Ps 119:105] I don’t think I ever realized how precious those words are! The word illumines my path through the valley where the enemy lays waiting seeking whom he can devour. [1Pet. 5:8] However, this is a truth we can claim; God’s light stays illumined just as it did for Joshua. Maybe I/we need to pray these words when I am/we are fearful of the enemy! “O sun, stand still at Gibeon, And O moon in the valley of Aijalon.”[Josh. 10:12]

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