{"id":7351,"date":"2023-02-05T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=7351"},"modified":"2023-01-19T07:33:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T12:33:38","slug":"smooth-talk-compels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/02\/05\/smooth-talk-compels\/","title":{"rendered":"Smooth Talk Compels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Brown-and-Black-Elegant-Daily-Quotes-Instagram-Post-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7352\" width=\"329\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Brown-and-Black-Elegant-Daily-Quotes-Instagram-Post-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Brown-and-Black-Elegant-Daily-Quotes-Instagram-Post-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Brown-and-Black-Elegant-Daily-Quotes-Instagram-Post-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Brown-and-Black-Elegant-Daily-Quotes-Instagram-Post-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Brown-and-Black-Elegant-Daily-Quotes-Instagram-Post-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Brown-and-Black-Elegant-Daily-Quotes-Instagram-Post.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Exodus+21%3A22-23%3A13&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Exodus 21:22-23:13<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+24%3A1-28&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Matthew 24:1-28<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+29%3A1-11&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Psalm 29:1-11<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+7%3A6-23&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>, Proverbs 7:6-23<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Verse:<\/strong> <em>\u201cWith much seductive speech she persuades him; &nbsp;with&nbsp;her smooth talk she compels him.\u201d Prov. 7:21<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People hide ulterior motives behind seductive speech, like the woman in today\u2019s verse.&nbsp; Reading the entire passage, the adulteress woman\u2019s intentions become clear, her calculated words leading an innocent person astray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exploiting the innocence in people happens every day by all kinds of people.&nbsp; Lying to achieve goals means more to some than living a life filled with integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fast talkers, like today\u2019s heroine, know how to evoke strong emotions, not giving people time to think about their actions, instead following blindly along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2018Be sober-minded;\u00a0be watchful. Your\u00a0adversary the devil\u00a0prowls around\u00a0like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.\u2019 1 Peter 5:8<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beware of those who would take advantage of your weaknesses.&nbsp; Understand, the spiritual battle never ceases, always trying to derail our best intentions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Victory comes with Jesus.&nbsp; Lean into Christ\u2019s teachings to help avoid the pitfall of seductive words.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1-300x39.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Lord, forgive us for going astray because of seductive speech.\u00a0 Illuminate truth for us in all things, and help us avoid the pitfalls of fast talkers.\u00a0 Give us victory over the enemy\u2019s attacks.\u00a0 IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One minute read. Daily Reading: Exodus 21:22-23:13, Matthew 24:1-28, Psalm 29:1-11, Proverbs 7:6-23 Daily Verse: \u201cWith much seductive speech she persuades him; &nbsp;with&nbsp;her smooth talk she compels him.\u201d Prov. 7:21 People hide ulterior motives behind seductive speech, like the woman in today\u2019s verse.&nbsp; Reading the entire passage, the adulteress woman\u2019s intentions become clear, her calculated&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/02\/05\/smooth-talk-compels\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Smooth Talk Compels<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7351"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7360,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7351\/revisions\/7360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}