TEXT: Matt.24:3-5, MORE LESSONS: Matt.7: 13-15
We are living at a very dangerous time that the Bible
refers to as the end time. It is characterised by sad events, chief among which
is the spirit of deceit and lie. Deceit is an act of concealment or distortion
of the truth for the purpose of misleading someone. Satan's greatest enemy this
end time is the truth, he knows that if the truth is allowed its rightful
place, nobody will choose the lie or be in bondage; in other words, with truth at
work all of Satan's activities will collapse. Any type of sin or evil work is
an absence of the truth and the fullness of deceit.
This is why Satan chose to fight the truth. Satan has
taken this battle beyond the world and introduced deceit into the Church. There
is so much concealment of the truth in the global Church today. The Church that
should have been the home of the truth is itself messed up!
Jesus saw it coming well over 2000 years ago, and
warned, …Take heed that no man deceive you v.4. This places upon you the
responsibility of ensuring that you live in the truth. You are responsible for
whatever information you accept. Satan has no blame lying to you because that
is his assignment but you have the blame if you accept his lies, if you don’t cross
check the details with God's Word and man. Every lie of the devil is exposed
and dealt with by the Word of God. If you will use the Bible as the standard for
all that you do in life and decide never to do anything except it is expressly
proven by God's Word, then you will likely not be a victim of deceit. Another vital
tool to defeat lie is a Spirit-filled life and prayer.
These two added to the Bible will place you above deceit
and lie, and you will never be a victim of falsehood. The phrase, …and shall
deceive many v5 in our text, spoken by no less than Jesus, bothers my heart so
much especially as I see the “many” already happening. I challenge you today to
do all within you not to be among the “many” that shall be deceived. Rather be
a part of the “few” that will find Heaven (Matt 13:14). Don't be deceived and don't
be a deceiver. Be a child of God indeed; live by the Word of God only.
PRAYER/ACTION
* Pray that you will not be a victim of the end time
deceitful spirit.
* Pray for the ever abiding Spirit of truth to guide
you in this perilous times.
* Pray for the help of God never to accept anything
until proven by God's Word.
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