TO DECEIVE THE ELECT Sunday May 3, 2015
Text: Matthew 24:23 – 27 Memory verse: v 24
One thing that present day Christians should be asking from God on daily basis is the gift of discernment so that they will not be deceived. Proliferation of Churches had assumed an alarming rate that the trend has left many questions in the minds of people who know what Church is really meant to be. Many of these churches were formed by agents of Satan for ulterior motives. Their sole aim is to deceive people.
A man got missing but after many months, resurfaced and became a Pastor performing miracles for people. Miracle workers are common in most churches today with the aim of deceiving people and making them loose focus on Christ. This warning about the end time should make every serious minded Christian to be very cautious.
As a child of God, how do you assess who is genuine or not? Do you just believe whatever someone says is from God? God is not author of confusion and can never contradict Himself. He has given us all that we need to enable us stand (Ephesians 4:11 – 14; Hebrews 13:9). We should be deeply rooted in Christ (Colossians 1:23; 2:6, 7). The Bible urges us to test every spirit to know who is real or not (1 John 4:1).
Food for Thought: 1 John 4:1
Prayer: God, grant me discretionary spirit so that I will not be deceived.
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Jeremiah 17:9
"The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it?
Isaiah 44:20
He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him aside And he cannot deliver himself, nor say, "Is there not a lie in my right hand?"
Mark 7:22
deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride and foolishness.
Isaiah 47:10
"You felt secure in your wickedness and said, 'No one sees me,' Your wisdom and your knowledge, they have deluded you; For you have said in your heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me.
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1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no man deceive himself If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.
Jeremiah 37:9
"Thus says the LORD, 'Do not deceive yourselves, saying, "The Chaldeans will surely go away from us," for they will not go.
James 1:16
Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.
Galatians 6:3
For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
Intresting. Thanks for the addition
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