Nothing and nobody in the world are fully trustworthy. Our only source for guaranteed truth is the Bible. As we learn to integrate this truth into our lives, we learn to exercise discretion in all we read and hear from others.

When we know what is truth, God's word, we can stand strong on His foundation which allows us to effectively operate in this world, and thus avoid standing too firmly on what we are not sure of. Satan's primary work is to deceive us in order to get us to believe lies. Satan has no power that God does not allow.

If you had to climb up a tall old wooden ladder, you would want to know that every rung was strong. Before trusting your life to the ladder, you would inspect and perhaps test each rung with your hands before stepping on them with your weight. No matter how strong, with each step, you would know that solid ground was much stronger. The risk comes from an ongoing trust in that ladder as it gets older. The wood can become brittle or rotted and one day the rung could break. 

●    APPLYING THE PARALLEL:  The only sure truth we have is the Bible. Whereas we need to put some faith in individuals, if we do not test, retest, and always be aware that every person will fail us at some time, we'll step on a rung that's become rotted and may have a horrible failure.  

Make a list of who you have trusted in the past that you have found out later were flawed or deceptive. What changes in your schedule can you make to take more time to seek truth in God's Word? How would believing in that truth have helped you avoid mistakes?

●    All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, (2 Tim 3:16)

●    Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; (Prov 3:5)  

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