Satan's.....Art Of The Deal

               Here it is....Satan wants something.....and he knows the things that we want....in fact he whispered most of those things in our ear. He knows that if he comes right out and asks for what he wants....then the Christian will not give it to him. He knows that we would never deal with him to begin with if we knew it was him....but he still wants what he wants.
                There are a lot of evil things that over a long time he tempted us into giving him. He has like a trophy room of pictures and autographs and game balls....and he doesn't need them all....in fact he would trade them all if he could get the thing that he really wants....which is simply that we turn away from total trust in Christ....stand at attention....bring our right toe behind our left heel....and pivot on that left heel! So instead of looking to Christ....we are looking to something else....anything else....and then we are prey....ready for the taking.
               So we made the deal about eight years ago....and we got a lot of things that we wanted. We haven't noticed yet that we have changed....and the peace and the joy in the Lord are gone. The light is all but gone and we are stumbling around. We are not standing on a rock anymore....but sand. We see that we have to walk between these two roaring lions....like we've done before....but they are no longer chained....and we haven't noticed that yet.
               Satan gives up a few things....Roe v. Wade....sort of....but we on our side are not forced to give up anything....in fact we add to the things whispered into our ears....as we are lured with gold and the pride of life. He gets his man in there....and we put him there! This whole thing my friends....is the real....Art of the Deal!
                May tomorrow....the Lord's Day....be the day that we notice that the shekinah glory is gone from the sanctuary! And may we as Israel had many times long ago....seek God's mercy and forgiveness for our waywardness. May we seek the kingdom of God first....and trust in Him for everything else. May we seek to make His house great again! May we turn away from the deal that we made....and look only to God's covenants!