Spiritual Warfare: 'Testing the Purity of Our Hearts'
God's Power for Our Battles — Monday, August 17, 2026
Suppose there are prophets among you or those who dream dreams about the future, and they promise you signs or miracles, and the predicted signs or miracles occur. If they then say, "Come, let us worship other gods" — gods you have not known before — do not listen to them. The Lord your God is testing you to see if you truly love him with all your heart and soul.
Lord, open my eyes to the false prophets and false teaching that are around me. Help me to know Your Word and Your commands so I can recognize when I’m being led astray. I don’t want to put any other gods before You, Lord. I don’t want to be deceived by their impressive false teaching. Help me to always measure these things against Your Holy Truth. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
"As [Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch] rode along, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Look! There's some water! Why can't I be baptized?"....."
"[Jesus said,] "For it is my Father's will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life. I will raise them up at the last day.""
"We all need love, but we need it most when we deserve it least — when we have sinned against someone, when we have made poor choices, when we have failed...."
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