Needed: Spiritual Vaccine for Our Children

[S] 2 Corinthians 11:14 --
14 No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

[O] This is a clear warning to watch out for deceptions of Satan in this world we live in because it is very real.  One thing after another, the master of deception is eating away the freedom we have in Christ by twisting the truths to make us believe it is harmful to us.  This is very sad and yet as Paul pointed out, something we cannot avoid and we must be awake at all times to separate God's truth from the deceived truths in this world.

[A] It seems every year, the degree of confusion get worse and worse which means our children's generation is going to have a very difficult time distinguishing what is from God vs. from Satan (the disguised angel of light).  Since I cannot possibly immunize my children completely against such virus, I need to totally rely on the Holy Spirit to protect and lead my children so they'll know how to stand up for THE TRUTH in the midst of the storm of confusion.  I need to pray for each of my children daily so that their spirit will be sharpened toward God.

[P] Dear Jesus, would you warp Your Spirit around my children at all times so that they would always be fully aware of Your truth in their hearts?  May their time at home with the family be the equipping ground to recognize Your voice so when they are on their own, they would simply continue to do what they were doing at home to bring glory to Your name.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.

Keep It Simple and Straighforward

[S] 2 Corinthians 11:3 --
 ³But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.

[O] The key operatives here for me were: craftiness, simplicity and purity.The serpent's deception was to complicate the simple relationship to God and out of this confusion Eve fell for the trap.  Another concept of simplicity is purity because by definition, purity means absence of impurity.  It stays simple with just the pure elements.  Based on this concept, sticking to simplicity of my devotion to Christ is one sure way of not falling to the traps of the enemy.  Definitely K.I.S.S. (keep it simple & straightforward) applies here.

[A] Whenever I feel confused about the love of God for me, a red flag should go up inside me to make it simple once again.  God who didn't have to do anything, abandoned Himself in order for me to live with Him eternally.

[P] Dear Father, Your simple grace and love is just too powerful!  I want to keep it simple and powerful in my life so please protect me from the spell of confusion coming from the enemy.  May my life and mind stay pure and simple to devote my life for You.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.