My very close friend, Peggy, is in prison for killing a man. She is spending this time growing closer to God. The following was in a letter she wrote to me:

“In this lesson (course) ‘How to Succeed on the Streets,’ it revolves around the book of Joshua, especially Chapter 24. It talks about the six false gods that you must reject in order to worship the one true God (Joshua 24:14-15).

1. THE DEVIL HIMSELF – He is called ‘the god of this world’ in 2Corinthians 4:4. Satan is also called the father of lies. He is the enemy who will tempt you to lie, steal, con, and manipulate others. Our responsibility is to STAND AGAINST him (Eph. 6:11) and to resist him (James 4:7; 1Peter 5:8)

2. THE GOD OF IMMORAL SEX – The devil will tempt you to do this. He’ll want you to think that it’s all right since everyone else does it. We all know many of the consequences of immoral sex.

3. THE GOD OF INTOXICATION – Satan will try to persuade you to use drugs and alcohol. He’ll want you to think you can quit any time.

4. THE GOD OF MONEY – Satan wants to distract you and make you think that making money is the key to success. He wants you to think that serving money is better than serving God. Unfortunately, too many Americans have bought into this lie, whether they know it or not.

5. THE GOD OF FAMILY NEGLECT – The devil is a divider of families. He wants you to live an utterly selfish life and to ignore the needs of your family (your children, parents, brothers, or sisters). Satan desires that you think your own happiness is more important.

6. THE GOD OF VIOLENCE – The devil moves people to commit acts of violence. Cain was jealous of his brother, Abel. He allowed Satan to move him to murder his brother.”

So what is the Key to Success on the Streets?

Joshua 24:14-15 “Now fear the Lord and serve Him with all faithfulness…..if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve….
But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

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