John 8:44b, ESV …[the devil] does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. I just felt like someone needed to be reminded of this today. Maybe you’re in a mental battle against our unseen foe and need to be reminded of this truth—Satan is a liar. It’s a truth of scripture just as true as everything else in God’s Word. Much of our battle as Christians is won or lost in

Proverbs 3:5-6, NIV Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Sometimes we don’t know what we’re leaning on until it’s kicked out from under us. Our understanding. A person. Money. Comfortability. Health. Position. And on and on and on. And sometimes we don’t know what we’re leaning on until God asks us to give it up—like the rich young man we talked about last week. So,

Mark 10:17, 21-22, ESV 17And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” … 21And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 22Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. Most of us find it at least somewh