Trick for Defeat (Poem)

‘Trick-or-treat!’, that ole familiar expression,

That’s heard this time of year in many nations.

Whether your beliefs about it are clear or cloudy,

In fact, it all seems to be about getting candy.

While with time, the trick part of the deal has diminished,

The roots of tricks in our world are now well established.

We all know them well, the fruits of devilish tricksters!

Their aim is to ensure in life we’re not the victors.

Daily in news across our world we read of their fruits,

Yet still we refuse to recognize their unseen roots.

We see and know those who’re trapped in
devils’ lying tricks,

Folk who then treat the rest of us with wicked antics.

Tricked for wicked treats, yep, it is the same ole game.

But there’s a way to extinguish this hellish flame.

Jesus said know Truth, and from tricky lies, be free.

Yet dressed up lies are appealing to you and me.

Here is a question that to you I submit;

Ask yourself, ‘Which comes first, Truth or counterfeit?’

Since the answer is so clearly obvious,

For us, why is knowing Truth so arduous??

  

Imagine, with a time stamp each has come.

That way any counterfeit appears… dumb.

So date God’s Word next to devils’ lies on you splashed.

Then would you still fall for their counterfeits, rehashed?

Since in search for hope we fall for lying façades,

Here is a good way to expose devilish frauds.

Ask yourself, ‘Which comes first, false hope or

hope that satisfies?’

Please note: As Truth precedes counterfeits,

true hope follows lies.¹

Friends, the answers to these two questions pivotal,

Should help you avoid circumstances pitiful.

The Truth of God’s Word predates and trumps satan’s lies,

And God’s Word affirms only His hope satisfies.

While at Halloween, kids may ring bells for trick or treat,

Daily, devils ring our bells with their… trick for defeat!

So you’re not tricked, ensure God’s Truth is your daily meat.

Then both your feet will remain on paths that God calls… sweet.²

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¹ False hopes always precede the final hope that both satisfies and then puts and end to the issue.
² Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your Truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day. Good and upright is the Lord; therefore He teaches sinners in the way. The humble He guides in justice, and the humble He teaches His way. All the paths of the Lord are Mercy and Truth, to such as keep His covenant and His testimonies. Who is the man that fears the Lord? Him shall He teach in the way He chooses. He himself shall dwell in prosperity, and his descendants shall inherit the earth. The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him, and He will show them His covenant. My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for He shall pluck my feet out of the [lying trickster’s/deceiver’s] net. (Psalm 25, excerpts)