Don't Buy Into The Lie

“Don’t Buy Into The Lie”

By Zach Wood

Genesis 3:4-6 NLT

“You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman.  “God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.”  The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too.

We have all bought into gimmicks in our lives, haven’t we?  Whether it’s an infomercial that we stumbled onto as we clicked through channels, an advertisement that came through our e-mail or a very persuasive sales person who knew how to get you to agree, we have all bought into something like this at one time or another.  We became persuaded when we thought we never would.  Somehow, something that doesn’t look good at first slowly starts to grab our attention and desire if we focus on it long enough.

Whether we want to admit it or not, we have all bought into lies in our lives at one time or another.  Perhaps some of us have found ourselves buying into one lie after another, not realizing that we were being tricked.  There are certain people who really know how to win us over with their sly persuasion.  They know the words to say to get us to sign on the dotted line. 

Consider the scenario that started the first gimmick.  We might read this story again after having read it who knows how many times in Sunday School and wonder why Eve allowed herself to get worked over mentally and emotionally by Satan.  We might look at her with a raised eyebrow and think, “How could you Eve?  What were you thinking?” 

However, before we even consider picking up that stone to cast her way, we need to think about our lives and how so very often we also buy into the lies of the enemy.  Every single one of us is guilty of this scenario.  Probably multiple times throughout our lives.  Unfortunate as it is, it happens all too often.  We get tricked and the enemy knows how to win us over and sugar coat things to entice us.  Before we know it, WHAM!  He’s got us!  Ouch, that hurt!  We feel the pain later as we realize we bought into yet another lie.

I want to encourage all of us to think through situations in the future as we come to decisions where we choose whether to buy into a lie or walk away.  It isn’t easy to walk away when we’re enticed.  We must learn to listen to the Spirit and His leading when these times come.  Take a few extra moments and really consider the outcome.  Pray and ask God to give you wisdom. 

Don’t buy into the enemy’s lies.