Davy's Devotions

  Acts 9:1 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest   2  and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.     I have been reading a book on how to think like a psychologist. There is mention that one of our human reactions is to wrap our self up in our ego and hold firmly to that in order to find an identity we can be happy with. I recognised myself when reading this, whether it was associating with my favourite football team, or  identifying with my favourite type of music or bands or trying to act like how I felt I should as a Father. For most of us we go through periods like this and they may only last a short time or vary in how much we wish to identify. In the last few months I have noticed something really troubling. Donald Trump appears to have highlighted the division in USA

2 Pet 2:1 But there were also false prophets  among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you.  They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord  who bought them —bringing swift destruction on themselves. I used to read a lot about other religions and the cults who claim to be Christian but do not recognise neither the Trinity, the deity of Christ or the atonement. I figured if I studied other teachings I would be better placed to see the genuine. This may have some merit, however pre-occupation with different doctrines may also eat away at the time you could be using to study the genuine, to get to know the character of God and understanding of his ways. I was told by a Christian friend who was also a banker that on his first day of work at the bank, he was given several bank notes. They were all legal tender. He was taught to get to know the feel of the notes, the weight, the colours, the watermark, the printing and graphics. He was