Thanks for joining us for today's encouragement from the Our Daily Bread Devotional.

Our reading titled Lies and Truth was written by Jennifer Benson Schultt.

Adolf Hitler believed big lies were more powerful than small ones, and tragically, he tested his

theory successfully. Early in his political career, he claimed he was content to support

others' aspirations. When he came to power, he said his party didn't intend to persecute anyone. Later, he used the media to

portray himself as a father figure and moral leader. Satan uses lies to gain power in our lives.

Whenever possible, he provokes fear, anger, and despair because he's a liar and the father of lies. Satan can't tell

the truth because, as Jesus said, he doesn't have any truth inside of him. Here are a few of the

enemy's lies. First, our prayers don't matter. Not true.

The Bible says in James 15, the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

Second, when we're in trouble, there's no way out.

Wrong again.

Mark 10 declares that all things are possible with God, and 1 Corinthians 10 assures us

he will also provide a way out. Third, God doesn't love us. That's false. Romans 8 promises

that nothing can separate us from God's love through Christ Jesus. God's

truth is more powerful than lies. If we obey Jesus' teaching in his strength, then we will

know the truth, reject what's false, and the truth will set us free.

Today's Our Daily Bread devotional scripture reading is from John 8, verses 31 through 36, and verses 42 through 47.

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. They answered him, we are Abraham's descendants, and have

never been slaves of anyone.

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