Beetle Boots and Levis
August 25
If anyone says to you, “Look, here is the Christ … do not believe it.
For false Christs and false prophets will appear.”
Matthew 24:23
It was two days and counting; summer vacation was over. “You never get us the
original!” Elliott said with the frustration of a fifteen-year-old. “Everybody else
in school will have genuine Levis and Beetle Boots. Not some lame knockoffs
like these!”
“Honey,” his mother began, “we can’t afford the originals. Those boots and
jeans are three times as much as these, and they don’t fit our budget. This is
the best we can do.” Had Elliott been thinking about anything but himself, he
would have been able to see the hurt in his mother’s eyes. But he wasn’t, and he
didn’t. All he could see were cheap imitations that would elicit ridicule from his
peers at school. They’d take one look at these off-brand jeans and low-heeled
boots with the zipper on the side instead of in the back, and they’d say what
they always said, “Whutsamatter, Bennett? Mommy still dressing you?” Kids
could be cruel, and these lessons seemed unfair.
With that thought in his head, Elliott headed for his room. I’ve gotta
figure a way to get what I want or everyone’ll think I’m uncool! And with that, he
slammed his bedroom door on the world.
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There is a knockoff for everything; someone has counterfeited the original and
is looking to profit from it. And in most cases it’s not life threatening.
However, there is one counterfeit that we must not buy, and regardless of
the cost, we must purchase the original!
Satan has staked his claim to the throne of God and comes deceiving
those who would listen to his sales pitch. His minions tell us we’re uncool and
won’t be accepted unless we buy what they’re selling.
Jesus, knowing sin is tempting in the early stages because it feels good,
warns us so we will be on guard, because there are always consequences. To
make the wrong choice in this case will be eternally fatal.
Jesus is the original; there is no other way to salvation.
Prayer
“Lord, help me see past all the bells and whistles
when Satan comes to deceive. Help me discern the
lies and seek the truth. In Jesus’ Name, amen. “
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