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2 Thessalonians 2:11-12, And for this reason God will send them a strong delusion, that they should believe the lie that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

 

I’m using this verse again because it seems important to focus on the lies people have believed.  Anything that speaks against what the Word of God says is a lie.  We have chosen to believe many things that are being told to us by the media, told to us by people in the pulpit that are false prophets, and others who pretend to know the Bible but don’t.  The reality is too many are willing to believe those who sound convincing because they are not willing to take the time to study the Bible for themselves.  My advice is simple: Pick up your Bible, dust it off, pray for the Holy Spirit to open your understanding, and then read it for yourself.

 

What are the lies people have bought into over the years?  If you are honest with yourself, you already know what they are.  They have not suddenly appeared; they have been slowly eroding the truth of God’s Word.  People have been deceived into believing that abortion is a choice regardless of the age of the unborn baby.  We have been deceived to believe people can decide if they are male or female regardless of God making them male and female.  God’s Word stating that marriage is between a man and woman has been challenged because deception has caused people to believe the only requirement is that two people love each other.  Do you get the idea? 

 

And now the inauguration of a man who has said he supports all of these lies has taken place.  The Vice-President believes in even great liberal programs.  The liberal Congress has those within it who support the idea of taking away the children of those who supported President Trump, to be put in camps to reorient them.  Will it happen? We are in difficult days, days that could very well be the days termed the “last days”.

 

I would like to use a devotional I read this morning for my closing.  It was written by David Wilkerson years ago (He was killed in an auto accident in 2011).  “God described himself to Moses in this way: “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin” (Exodus 34:6-7).  God wanted Moses to know He was merciful, gracious, longsuffering and forgiving.  We have taught much about these; indeed, from cover to cover the Bible speaks of the Father’s loving and tender heart toward us.  But when we are mired in the midst of trials and tribulations, we often forget about what God has said about Himself.  Scripture says over and over again that He is ready to forgive at all times (Psalm 86:5); patient with us, full of tenderness and mercy (Psalm 145:6, Psalm 119:156); slow to anger and wrath (Joel 2:13).  The Lord wants us to approach Him fully convinced He loves us.  And He wants us to know He is all He says He is.  For this reason, Satan will try to make us believe a lie about our Father.  If you have been adopted into God’s family through Christ, you must know how special you are to Him.” 

There is hope in these words for anyone who has fallen for the deceptions of these lies.  Reach out to Him who has the power and the desire to forgive you.  Don’t put it off; reach out to Him right now asking Him to forgive you.

 

Know truth!  Follow truth!  It is the only way to protect yourself from the deception so prevalent in our world today.  God is Love.  But He will not be mocked.  There is judgment coming to those who have pushed Him away and chosen to believe the lies of Satan instead of the truth contained in His Word.

 

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