{
  "Date":"04-29",
  "Day Number":"119",
  "Date Title":" April 29, 2026",
  "Scripture Reference":"Judges 9:35-36",
  "Scripture Excerpt":"Gaal was standing at the city gates when Abimelech and his army came out of hiding. When Gaal saw them, he said to Zebul, \u201cLook, there are people coming down from the hilltops!\u201d Zebul replied, \u201cIt\u2019s just the shadows of the hills that look like men.\u201d ",
  "Devotion Text":"Satan\u2019s primary objective is to blind our eyes to the truth. Gaal could clearly see people attacking the city, but Zebul implied, \u201cI know you see what you think you see, but what you see is not what you think!\u201d\n\nHow does Satan work? He tries to get us to deny the reality of what we see about sin until it is too late. Once the deception is complete and it is too late to reverse it, he says to us, \u201cNow where is that big mouth of yours? . . . Go out and fight them!\u201d (Judges 9:38). Satan will mock for eternity those in hell that were deceived by him.\n\nJesus, on the other hand, is in the business of opening our minds. For the eleven disciples, He \u201copened their minds to understand\u201d the Scriptures (Luke 24:45). When Jesus opens our eyes, we begin to recognize the dangers we did not even see before. \u201cThere is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death\u201d (Proverbs 14:12). Lord, give us eyes to see!"
}