That leaves a pleasant taste…

Pr. 22:18: “For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; let them all be fixed upon your lips”

Keeping the words of wisdom and knowledge within us is not only wise, but indeed, it is pleasant.

When Satan tempted Jesus, Jesus responded with the scripture. When Satan attacks us with doubt, fear, anxiety, and other lies, it helps if we have the truth from the Word of God fixed upon our lips.

Lie: I am unworthy. I am not good enough. I am inferior.

Truth: God formed me in my mother’s womb. I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are the works of God. (Ps. 139:13-14)

Lie: I can’t do this. This will turn out so badly. I’m not strong enough.

Truth: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. God’s strength is made perfect in weakness. The Lord will show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. (Phil. 4:13, 1 Co. 12:9, 2 Ch. 16:9)

Lie: I can’t trust anyone. I can’t bear this.

Truth: The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe. Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord. If I humble myself in the sight of the Lord, He will lift me up. Branches are pruned to bear more fruit. (Pr. 29:25, Ja. 4:10, Jo. 15:2)

Lie: God will never forgive me. I will never be good enough for God to love me.

Truth: Greater love has no on than this, than to lay down His life for his friends. God loved me so much that He gave His only Son, that believing in Him I would not perish but have everlasting life. God did not send His song into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. Jesus prayed for me, asking God that I would know “that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.” (Jo. 15:13, Jo. 3:16-17, Jo. 17:23)

Isn’t God’s Word much more pleasant than the lies that Satan whispers? The best part is that God’s Word is the truth. It is pure. It is proven. And God is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. (Pr. 30:5)

Know the Word and know the pleasant truth of a love that is unlike any other. Fix it in your heart and upon your lips.

Trusting,

jamie