MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion for Monday May 18, 2020
Topic: Religious Deviants
Text: Romans 1: 19 – 32
In
the context of our devotion, deviants are people who deviate from the truth.
Yesterday, we read the warning of Jesus Christ concerning false prophets.
Before writing this devotion, I read an article by an Egyptian Professor that
Jews lied about their history. That there was never a time they lived in Egypt.
These are attempts by people to change the truth. Unfortunately, every such attempt
will fail.
Does
anyone have excuse for no believing God? This is the argument of Paul here
because God has revealed what He is like in and through His creation (Romans 1:19ff).
Regrettably, many have deviated from the truth about God and creation while
some others have refused to accept Him, choosing to worship the creature
instead of the Creator (Romans 1:22 – 25). For this reason God has give up on
them (Romans 1:26) and will not spare them at judgement.
Religious
deviants are rampant in our days. They have given up the worship of God to
worship of Pastors, General Overseers, Bishops, Archbishops, Priests, etc. They
do this by accepting what these people say as standard instead of what the
Bible say.
Recently,
I read how a pastor in the name of deliverance asked women to pull off their
clothes in the church. Another pastor asked the female members not to put on
underwear as they come to church so that it will be easier for the Holy Spirit
to enter into them. Abomination you will say! I don’t blame them as much as
those who give ear to them.
Can
you mention some other acts of religious deviants as seen in our society today?
Do you belong to religious deviants – the gay people, modern idol worshippers
in the church, etc or are you one of their supporters (Romans 1:32)? Repent now
before it will be too late.
Food for Thought: God cannot trade His glory with any creature
Memory verse: Romans 1:25
Prayer:
God, help me not to deviate from the faith I received from you. 
