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– Be Ready To Die or Fly – Pastor Owen 04/15/18 Thought I'd toss around this subject of Deception as it is
mentioned quite often in God's Word. Most of the time when it's referring to people being deceived
the word is 4105 in Strong’s Concordance. It means to (roam from safety,
truth or virtue. Also to err, be seduced, wander, be
out of the way.) There are various ways in which people are deceived, and
even at times they deceive themselves. To be deceived carries the idea of
being lied to and believing it to be the truth. It is very difficult to
convince anyone that someone has tricked them into believing a lie, or that
they have been led astray. It's a very tricky game the master deceiver, the
devil plays daily on the minds of people that he can attract their attention.
He is the father of liars and is experienced in the art. The particular type of deception I'm
thinking about today is self-deception. I can't say what role the devil plays
in this sort of beguiling of self, but I'm sure he has a hand in it. I'm
convinced that he is able to give us a pat on the
back or some sort of assurance that we're right in our line of thinking. In the book of James it tells us that
if we see ourselves in the mirror of God's Word and continue on as if we
didn't notice the fault we have seen, failed to acknowledge it, we have
deceived ourselves. Ever wonder what the average person does with the, “in your face”
faults that the Bible reveals to them? Maybe the game of making excuses begins, or
denial that it is really them that has that problem in their life. Often a
message is preached and the heads nod in agreement, some even say amen, but
the change in behavior never seems to come about. If you ask the congregation
if they are right with God after a strong massage on sin, and the Holy Spirit
has dealt with many; pray tell me what they have said to their convicted
conscience that there is no response. Has the devil tapped them on the
shoulder and said, wait till later so no one will know you have that problem
and you can secretly get it right? Wonder how many walk
in the light if the truth were really known. Oh well, just some possible
thoughts on how we all might be deceiving ourselves. No wonder the warning is
given so often. Pastor Owen
(Feel free to contact me with comments
or questions: Pastor Owen –
richardowen.mbbc@gmail.com) Be sure to read this article by Bro. Mike Miller:
If
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