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.
