Don’t Be Distracted From The Real Issues. Part [4] 01/23/2026 (Morning thought)

Acts 16: 16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying.

In the next example, satan utilizes the strategy of if you can’t win them join them, once he distracts the servants of God from their most important issue. In this instance he will go so far as to take a personal hit, only if he can get the apostles to stop preaching. In other words, the end will justify the means at any cost.

Acts 16:17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, these men are the servants of the Most-high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. 18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

In the next example we see Nehemiah busy with the work of building the wall, a work that was ordained of God, and an important work for the restoration of Jews. But just like in the other instances, satan is on the ground with varied decoys, to try to stop the work from moving forward. He tries and tries again and again, but Nehemiah is like a racehorse, with the blinkers strapped to his head so that he doesn’t lose focus on that which is important.

Nehemiah 6: 2 That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

Don’t Be Distracted From The Real Issues. Part [3] 01/23/2026 (Evening thought)

Luke 10: 38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

Let us just say here that the overwhelming majority of temptations are good temptations, but if they will lead individuals to lose focus, or turn their attention from that which is really important, the devil would have achieved his objective, for as the saying goes, a distracted squirrel is a dead squirrel. In this next decoy many people would actually agree with satan on the course of action he suggested and yet, Jesus intervenes to put things in the right order of priority.

This does not necessarily mean that the decoy in question was bad, it was just a good decoy. Luke 10:40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she helps me. 41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things.

In other words, even if Jesus was hungry, the more important issue was hearing His words and if it were to come to a head, He would take hunger instead of food, no matter how appetizing the ackee and yam. That’s because a good decoy is exactly that, a good decoy, no matter how it is dressed up.

Luke 10:42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!