Deceit: 1 John: Prayers and Poetry

                Deceit

                So many lies twist 

                a foundation of words

                away from God's truth

                so deep we cannot understand

                and recognize the deceit

                an ongoing bitterly round

                still He will protect

                always when we realize and He

                abounds with grace and love a

                sacrificed life His path.

Psalm 27:13: "I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living."

Reflection: Intentions: 1 John: Prayers and Poetry

Reflection Questions

        1. What did it cost you in relationships to step away from friends and communities to walk with the Lord? 

        2. What parts were sorrow and what were reliefs?

        3. How did the Lord enable you to see the lies and false intentions?

Share: What are some key triggers you can identify now as false even from others who do not realize they are being deceived?

Intentions: 1 John: Prayers and Poetry

Reading: 1st John 2:18-19: "Children, it is the last hour, and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even how many antichrists have arisen; from this we know that this is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out; in order that it might be shown that they are not of us."

Intentions

Sometimes to pull away and separate from friends and community can be a relief, or sometimes heartbreaking.

Yet either can also be His purpose so that we can step into His path and see through His lens.

Whatever it costs.

He will reveal false motives. He will restore each one from the buried lies that separate us from His truth.

From the young to the elderly He is always present to bring honesty and love, mercy and forgiveness, healing and restoration.

Whatever is the cost.

He paid the price for us to give us the gift of goodness.

Your thoughts,