old tricks...

If you go back, way back, really far back, all the way back... to the Garden of Eden, you'll find an old, old trick.  The saying goes 'don't fix it if it ain't broken'.  This trick works so well, that, in all the years, it ain't needed no fixin'.  It works just as well today, as it did back then.

The trick is a question, just a simple little question, just a few words long. It's not a 'trick question', the question is a trick!  It goes like this:  "Did God really say...?"

Here goes:

"Did God really say... by grace you are saved?"  The answer... "Yes, he really did."
"Did God really say... his gift is for everyone?"  The answer... "Yes, he really did."
"Did God really say... he forgives all my sin?"  The answer... "Yes, he really did."
"Did God really say... he heals all my diseases?" The answer... "Yes, he really did."
"Did God really say... he crowns my life with love?"  The answer... "Yes, he really did."
"Did God really say... he has borne my sorrows?"  The answer... "Yes, he really did."
"Did God really say... he took up our infirmities?"  The answer... "Yes, he really did."
"Did God really say... by his stripes we are healed?"  The answer... "Yes, he really did."
"Did God really say... he would send his Spirit?"  The answer... "Yes, he really did."
"Did God really say... this gift of the Spirit was meant for all who believe?"  The answer... "Yes, he really did."
"Did God really say... that we would receive power when the Spirit came upon us?"  The answer... "Yes, he really did."
"Did God really say... we've been adopted as children, as heirs?"  The answer... "Yes, he really did."
"Did God really say... we are children of the Most High God?"  The answer... "Yes, he really did."
"Did God really say... we are no longer citizens of this 'fallen' world, but rather, are citizens of heaven?"  The answer... "Yes, he really did."
"Did God really say... we are his ambassadors?"
"Did God really say... we should ask that His will be done, here.. here on earth... as it is in heaven?"  The answer... "Yes, he really did."
"Did God really say... he came that we might have life, and have it more abundantly?"  The answer... "Yes, he really did."
"Did God really say... we have authority to cast out demons?" The answer... "Yes, he really did."
"Did God really say... we have authority to heal the sick?"  The answer... "Yes, he really did."
"Did God really say... all His promises are YES?"  The answer... "Yes, he really did."

This stuff is EVERYWHERE in the Bible.... and yet, the question... the trick... still works. This question is the reason we doubt...  What would change if, knowing what we know, we pictured the Serpent asking the question...  What would change if our answer was The Answer... "Yes, He REALLY did." What would change if we spoke the Truth and refused to be tricked?