Don’t Be Distracted From The Real Issues. Part [2] 01/22/2026 (Morning thought)

Matthew 12: 46 While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. 47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.

Matthew 12:48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, who is my mother? and who are my brethren? 49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! 50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

In another instance, Jesus was again speaking to the people the words of life, when out of the blue satan moves upon someone to bring up a personal family feud about some real estate. This decoy occurred in the middle of Christ’s sermon, and again, Jesus does not fall for it, as we too often do. Instead, He turns the distraction on its head and He pivots to addressing covetousness as the root of all sin, a reaction which caught satan off guard and one that that he would have much preferred to have left uncovered.

Luke 12: 12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say. 13 And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divides the inheritance with me. 14 And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?… Again, the devil goes to work in what we refer to as apparently good distractions, meaning, that in and of themselves there may be nothing wrong with the decoys perse. But if it distracts from something that is of much more importance, he would accomplish his diabolical objective.

Luke 12:15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.

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

Don’t Be Distracted From The Real Issues. Part [1] 01/22/2026 (Evening thought)

Luke 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

One of the most common devices of satan is to set up decoys and distractions to draw away attention from something that is much more important. This has been done time and time again in the scripture and we should expect it to proliferate in these final days of earth’s history. The effect that decoys have is that persons begin to focus on issues of lesser priority, while the enemy of souls makes advances in the other areas that are of much more consequence.

And, if persons are in the dark as to what is taking place, they could miss the boat entirely. Several instances of satan setting up distractions, and decoys are given in the Bible, so that as persons stand upon the brink of eternity, we may be fully aware of his devices. Some of these distractions can come from seemingly legitimate sources, and others can be just annoyances or irritations, that are alike designed to distract.

One day as Jesus was preaching and ministering to the people, His family members came to see Him, on what was probably some important matter. But if He were to leave off His sermon, the devil would have gained his objective. In order of priority, the work of saving souls was the more important, and therefore, Jesus didn’t fall for the decoy.

Luke 21: 33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. 35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

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