MOVING ON UP...OR ARE WE
Today's reading: 2 Kings 24-25

"King Nebuchadnezzar took ten thousand captives from Jerusalem, including all the princes and the best of the soldiers, craftsmen, and smiths. So only the poorest people were left in the land." 2 Kings 24:14 NLT

My Life Application Bible commentary says this:

'The Babylonian policy for taking captives was different from that of the Assyrians who moved most of the people out and resettled the land with foreigners. The Babylonians took only the strong and skilled, leaving behind the poor and weak to rule the land, thus elevating them to positions of authority and winning their loyalty.'

Isn't that what satan attempts to do with us?

He manipulates and connives us into spots where we 'think' we are better off--and we fall for his tricks. Over and over we fall for his tricks.

He makes us think we are bettering ourselves, when all along we are falling right into his trap.

He leads us to believe life is going very, very well for us, and in reality we are on wrong paths that lead us farther and farther from the Lord.

He pampers us and allows us to think we are living the high life, when truthfully, our souls are in danger.

This morning's reading has me re-evaluating the tactics of my enemy. I'm on high alert for his tricks. I am watching him like a hawk. I want clear eyes to see just what it is he is up to in my life, so I can take an even stronger stand in those areas with God by my side.