June 18, 2020 Higher Everyday Devotional :- ALL THAT GLITTERS – 1

June 18, 2020 Higher Everyday Devotional :- ALL THAT GLITTERS – 1

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HIGHER EVERYDAY

THURSDAY JUNE 18, 2020

TOPIC: ALL THAT GLITTERS – 1

TEXT:PROVERBS 5:1-12

MEMORY VERSE: “But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell” (PROVERBS 5:4, 5).

Quoting a new study, Roxanne Khamsi says that, “People are fooled by magic tricks, even if their eyes see past the illusion.” Tricks work by distorting our perception, even though they do not fool our eyes.

Similarly, outward appearance can be greatly misleading. Gold is a very valuable metal. It has an attractive and glittering appearance too. But it does not mean that everything which glitters like gold must be precious.

There are utterly valueless things that look like gold, and taking them on the face value is unwise. On the contrary, some of the dull-looking things in life may possess immense value.

This is also true of human beings. The person you may see as having an attractive appearance may not be godly or possess any great abilities, and can even turn out to be unscrupulous.

Therefore, learn to judge people on the basis of the content of their character and abilities, and not on their external appearance. Does your friend have Christian virtues? Possibly, he or she is just a misleading glass piece dazzling and glittering like a diamond.

QUOTE: Does your friend have Christian virtues?

CHALLENGE: Don’t always trust what your eyes see.

PRAYER: Lord, give me a discerning spirit.

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