Thursday, July 30, 2015

This World Is Not My Home

So you shall dwell with us.” Genesis 34:10
The book of Hebrews makes it quite clear that in this world we have no enduring city. Too often we forget that truth and expect us and ours to last forever. Satan also wants us to think in the wrong way about this world. He tempts us with the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life; all things that are fixed here on earth and are temporary at best.
The people of Canaan offered just such a relationship to the sons of Jacob. Dwell here with us, they urged, and we can all be one big happy family. But the Canaanites had nothing to offer. God had already promised their land to Jacob’s descendants. They couldn’t give what God had already given. Satan always offers what he doesn’t have the ability to produce. God’s promises alone are sure. As believers we need to keep our focus on the certainties of God and not be tricked by the failed promises of men.

Dear Father, Help me keep my focus on eternal promises and not Satan’s empty ones. Amen.



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