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To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Scams are everywhere. Some scammers look to deceive you into giving up sensitive information through fraudulent emails, text messages, or websites. Others use fear or greed to lure you into giving up your money. In the end, they want to take advantage of your weaknesses to exploit you.

The devil is the ultimate scammer. He would lead us to believe that we are just fine in our relationship with God all by ourselves. He wants us to be convinced that there are many paths to God, and they all end up in the same place. He wants us to trust that as long as we are a good person, that’s going to be good enough for God.

He wants us to believe this, knowing full well that we’re not just fine or good with God all on our own.

So how do we sift truth from falsehood?

Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

The truth is, you and I are not good enough on our own to stand before God.

But Jesus is. One word of God’s truth sends the devil packing. Remember how Jesus defeated the devil at the start of his ministry? Each time Jesus said, “It is written.”

Today, we give thanks that God reveals his truth not in our opinions or worldly philosophy, but in the words of the Scriptures alone. In that, we will never be deceived.

Lord God, thank you for preserving your Word so that I know the truth. Jesus, help me continue to hold to your truth. Amen.

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