LEARNING DAILY

 

Matthew 24:4, And Jesus answered and said to them, “Take heed that no one deceives you.”

 

I never want to take Scripture out of context. Here Jesus is responding to a question asked by His disciples about the signs of the end of the age. The first sign He talked about was deception. He continued to mention that there would be many people coming in His name and they deceive many. There have been many who have come that would deceive even God’s people into following a gospel different from what He taught. You and I must be aware of any deception that leads us away from the truth Jesus taught and is written in the word of God.

 

Today’s blog is about a different type of deception. I am so tired of people who believe they are superior to the rest of us due to education and position telling us what we should and should not be doing. Mandates are being handed down about vaccinations, blame being placed on the unvaccinated for the spread of a virus, and lies and distortions are being told about everything related to it.  A Supreme Court Justice has distorted information and numbers about the severity of covid in children, the number of children in the hospital and the number of children dying from the virus. The President of the United States has issued mandates for vaccination that have caused too many to lose their jobs because of choosing to follow their right to decide for themselves whether to be vaccinated or not. Many of these were health care workers working to give aid to those hospitalized. We have been deceived by the numbers who have died; we are now learning that the majority of those who have died were overweight or had other underlying causes that led to their deaths. Now, the director of the CDC states that the vaccines do not prevent the spread of the vaccine. We are also being told that boosters do not help while others say we are going to need more boosters. Who is right? Who do we believe?

 

What is going on in this crazy world we are living in? I do know this – the people of the world have been too easily led to believe lies that are centered around fear.  I am not saying that covid-19 and its variants have not been dangerous and the cause of many deaths. Please, do not misunderstand. What I am concerned with is the amount of information and direction being given is so deceptive and people have followed it because of the fear it brings. Does wearing a mask really prevent anything. Again, it depends on who you listen to. Look at what the shut down of schools and businesses has resulted in. Our students are falling behind in their education and businesses are failing. They cannot even stay open for full business hours because they do not have enough employees.

 

Perhaps there is other reasons for all of this! Maybe there is more going on that we need to examine. Some might say to me you listen to too many who throw out ideas of conspiracies or what some people call the Great Reset. Or maybe, just maybe what Jesus said would be signs of His return have become more than ”birth pangs”. It is time to dig into what is happening today on our world. Are you with me?