It looked like a Canada goose sitting on the water. When the migrating birds flew overhead, the pond looked like a safe place to land. They didn’t seem to be aware of anything unusual. The flock came down to rest, and then suddenly . . . BANG! BANG! BANG!
Do you know what a decoy is? The dictionary says, “Anything that entices or lures for capture.” Satan has many decoys to lure children and grown-ups into his traps. Satan’s decoys usually look interesting and inviting, but they all eventually lead to the road of destruction. Jesus says, “My son [or daughter], if sinners entice thee, consent thou not” (Proverbs 1:1010My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. (Proverbs 1:10)).
The decoy on the pond that looked like a Canada goose was really a large fiberglass model of a goose that could hold two men and a dog inside its hollow shell. On the water all around it were life-size models of geese. The quiet pond looked inviting - but it was all a trap. The men inside the fiberglass model were hunters.
Until we are saved we usually don’t realize that we are trapped in sin. But Jesus came to save us from our sins by dying for us. “He [Jesus] brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings” (Psalm 40:22He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. (Psalm 40:2)). Don’t be lured by what the world offers. Turn to Jesus today. He will wash away your sins and will give you true happiness. And unlike the short-lived fun of the world, Jesus’ joy will be with you forever. Let Jesus save you today, and you will be saved forever.
ML-10/26/1997