Does the title question disturb you? Do you take offense to it? Or are you wondering what the intent is and where the question is going? Have you seriously considered whose child you are? Do you know it is evident in your behavior, speech, and actions?
When asked a question like the one in the title, we often give the name of our parents. But the question goes far deeper than that. Ultimately, we must decide if we are going to be a child of God or a child of Satan. Perhaps that sounds harsh, but it is the truth.
So, how do we decide? The simple, yet challenging, answer is that we either follow the truth of God’s Word or we follow the lies Satan throws at us each day. Why is it challenging? Because Satan’s lies are subtle, conniving, convincing, and alluring.
Satan tells us God doesn’t really love us. He tells us it’s alright to be angry with someone who offends us. He tells us we must provide for ourselves, because God won’t. He divides us by pitting us against one another. He convinces us to worship possessions and other people. He tells us we must take control of our lives.
God’s Word tells us God will provide. It tells us to trust him. It reveals God’s promises. In God’s Word, we see that God is in control. We hear that God loves us. We are told that he works everything for our good. His Word provides us with direction, guidance, and truth. So, if we are going to live in truth, we must read and study God’s word. It is only by living by God’s Word that we will live abundantly.
I pray we all recognize the lies Satan continually inundates us with. I pray we seek to know the truth that is in God’s Word. I pray each one of us trust that God is in control, submit ourselves to him, follow his direction and guidance, and live in his truth. Recognize Satan’s lies. Seek the truth of God. Trust God is in control. Submit to God.
John 8: 47 “Whoever is from God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear them is that you are not from God.”
Marty Pressey 