“When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus. He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. But Elymas the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) opposed them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. But Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him and said, “You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?”‭‭Acts‬ ‭13:6-10‬ ‭ESV‬‬

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All,
This stands out because Paul says, “will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?” There are many things Paul could have said, but why did he say, “crooked the straight paths of the Lord”? Just like when Satan tempted Adam and Eve or Jesus, he tries to twist and warp God’s Word in such a way to make us independent of God and essentially our own God. Please pray that we and our friends be so focused on Jesus that we detect the subtle suggestions of evil that make for crooked paths. Please pray for men considering CLC.