Conversational Prayer-Sonnets and Scriptures
January 18 ~
He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him, Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature; for he is a liar, and the father of lies ... the deceiver of the whole world ... I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand ...My Foe
The awful logics of my enemy ...
the constant pressures by him brought ...
plus his deceptive pose (he comes as "me") ...
no wonder the whole world by him is caught!
And what astounds me most about these things
is his commitment to his devious task.
For lo! ’tis instantly the rascal brings
his arguments to bear. No need to ask
him to endeavor to deter me from
my prayers, from love, from seeking after Thee,
from faith and trust and hope. He needs not come.
He’s here! And waiting! My "old man" is he!
And naught he says is Truth. He only lies,
distorts, deceives, dislikes. Lord, make me wise!
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Be calm and alert. Your opponent the devil is always prowling about like a roaring lion, trying to devour you ... Put off your old nature ... old man ... old self ... which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful lusts ... I am afraid, lest as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds should be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ ... Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you ...
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