"Nothing Else Can Compare"

"The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords." (Psalms 55:21) If you get the picture, it really does explain how the contrast of betrayal and loyalty are so far apart; it does not take a degree in the knowledge of the human heart to see that words and the condition of the heart do not always agree with one another. Heck, I don't think we know half the time how opposite our words are from our heart's real feelings; we think we know, and we step out as if we know, but given the right set of circumstances, and the real truth will come out. And yet, the real example to be looked upon, is not Judas, not even Ahithophel, but none other than the devil himself. The father of lies, has not only earned the reputation, but has established the connection to be directed right back to him. Matthew Henry puts in the the simplest terms, saying, Satan is such an enemy; he flatters men into their ruin. It's true, he does use flattery to get us to overlook his trap he has set before us; things like, You deserve this, and You can handle this, are nothing more than ploys to get us off guard, and to put our focus upon ourselves instead of what really matters. The simple truth of the matter really comes down to where we put all of our trust; more than any other source of power that we have, trust is by far the most important one when it comes to our loyalty to the Lord. God's Word is just the opposite of what we are shown in this illustration; what God says, He says from His heart, and when He says anything, He means what He says. How important it is for us to believe that with all of our hearts; it is actually the most important part of our faith; not performing any type of work, or keeping any sort of law; but simply trusting God at His word, and believing that the Bible is His Word. You would be surprised to know how many people that say that they are Christians do not believe that the Bible is all true. How can we say that we trust God, yet do not trust that His Word is truth? There is nothing else that can compare with the Word of God; absolutely nothing is more imortant than His WORD.... "Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is My throne, and the earth is My footstool: where is the house that ye build unto Me? and where is the place of My rest? For all those things hath Mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at My word." (Isaiah 66:1-2)