Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Titus chapter 1:
1 Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness,
2 in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began,
3 but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior
The basis of my life, my beliefs, and my actions rest on the Truth that FATHER cannot lie. Why should HE? HE is the Creator of Heaven and earth thus HE has no need to lie or deceive the very thing HE created. Once I settled this Truth in my life, my faith was able to grow as I began to read and meditate on HIS promises in Scripture. In Proverbs chapter 4, Wisdom spoke:
20 My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart;
22 For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.
23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.
Many of us have read the above passage many times but there are times we need to be reenergized by returning to the basics of Truth given to us by FATHER. I must admit that after years of being a believer, I was deceived by teachings of those who presented themselves as having “advanced” revelation of Scripture. Their “superior” logic along with their flattering words were able to deceive me into getting off the path of simplicity of The Word. After spending much time in pursuit of their so-called revelations of certain mysteries, I found myself no better off than before. I failed to ask the question: “Where is the fruit?” This is why there are times when I must return to the fundamental Truths in Scripture that change lives and make a tangible difference in my own life.
Wisdom continues:
24 Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you.
26 Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.
Man’s logic is deceiving. This logic can distort the Truth and will move you away from the purity of FATHER’S Word. It will cause you to focus on topics which will not affect your life in a positive manner but instead will simply waste your time and focus which could have been better spent on changing the lives of people around you. The Word cleanses you and me but man’s logic cannot and will not.
We must protect our hearts from being deceived. Additionally, we must not allow our logic and reasoning to grow stronger than our faith. Logic and reasoning will ultimately lead to being “flesh” oriented rather than Spirit oriented. You will slowly respond to “seeing is believing” rather than “believing is seeing”. Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Galatians chapter 5:
16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.
18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
Each of us battles with the flesh and must be on constant guard against any teaching that compromises our walk in the Spirit and dilutes our faith. We must not allow teaching that simply tickles our ears to become a dominant theme in our lives. FATHER has given us sufficient revelation in HIS Word to aid us in discerning such teachings. We must not allow ourselves to be deceived as we pursue a deeper relationship with FATHER. Our faith needs to be pure so that when we petition FATHER, there is nothing to compromise our requests.