Don't Be Deceived
- Dylan Reed
- Mar 3, 2019
- 6 min read
I need to take you back to when you were a child, young and very believing in what your parents told you. Do you remember putting teeth under your pillow and waking up to find money there? Or perhaps were you ever told that Santa Claus brought you gifts down the chimney and left them under the tree on Christmas? What about the Easter Bunny hiding eggs all over the place for you to find? Maybe you heard stories of the boogeyman who would come out from under your bed to get you if you tried to get out in the middle of the night. It wasn't your fault that you believed these, because you were young and didn't really know any better. You believed what you were told by those you trusted the most. You weren't equipped to know the difference between the truth and the lie.
Now that you are grown and you've come to learn the truth of things, you are to be more responsible with what you believe. You now have a better concept of what is right and what is wrong. You know better how to pick out a lie, especially when your faith resides and lines up with the word of God. See the God gave us His word as a road map for our lives, but more importantly it has all the answers to any test you could come against. You can take any thing that comes against you in life and you will know whether it is true or false by testing it by the word of God. See this word while penned by the hand of man was indoctrinated down by the word of God through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. This is important to remember and to never forget! See God didn't want you or I to fail and that is why He made sure to give us all the answers that we could ever need in one simple place. The only problem is that if you never open the book you won't be able to tell what is in line with the word of God and what is coming straight from the enemies mouth. Now more than ever do you need to dig into the word and have it fastened tight to your spirit so that you may discern the times, seasons, trials, and teachings of those who are called to do so.
Then everyone who has eyes will be able to see the truth, and everyone who has ears will be able to hear it. (Isaiah 32:3 NLT)
The enemies deception is on the rise my brothers and sisters. I need you to hear what the Lord has spoken in His word about this and equip yourselves lest you be deceived. Jesus told us that there would be many who would come in His name, but not to be fooled regardless of the signs and wonders they produced. He warned not to run to the desert if they say that is where the messiah is and to not be led astray by those who would say they are the messiah come again. Many have come and deceived the multitudes into believing them, which has typically ended in mass suicides or murders. See the enemy comes to kill, steal and destroy (John 10:10), and he wants nothing more than to separate you from Jesus and your salvation in Him. You may say I could never fall prey to this and my faith is too great to be led wrong. Brothers and sister I hope this is true but with the times we are in I want to make sure you are well informed and well equipped to fight the enemies tactics.
On January 22nd, 2019 two prominent Jewish rabbis stated the believed the appearance of the messiah would occur on or around the celebration of Purim this year. This celebration begins on the evening of March 20th and proceeds into March 21st. They also stated that they believed he would be here by the elections in Israel, which occur around April 9th, and would set the stage for his rule over Israel. Their belief is that this messiah will unite the Jews, Muslims and Christians alike to bring about peace once and for all. These are rabbis who have studied the torah thoroughly and now the prophecies outlined for the messiah and have a massive following within their communities and around the world. Many Jews and Christians are following their teachings and rejoicing at the return of the "messiah."
If they had really read the world of God and lined it up in their spirit their followers would be able to discern for themselves whether this was truth or a trap set by the enemy. See we already know that Jesus has came and gone and the next time He comes it will be for His church! He will come in the clouds to call His faithful bride home to the dinner table and we will be caught up in the twinkling of an eye. He isn't coming back as a man to bargain for peace; when He comes back it will be to rule with an iron fist after He has brought the judgement to the land during the tribulations.
23 “Then if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah,’ or ‘There he is,’ don’t believe it. 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God’s chosen ones. 25 See, I have warned you about this ahead of time. 26 “So if someone tells you, ‘Look, the Messiah is out in the desert,’ don’t bother to go and look. Or, ‘Look, he is hiding here,’ don’t believe it! (Matthew 24:23-26 NLT)
See Satan and demons know the word of God better than you do and they will try to twist it to their advantage. They will try to deceive you and manipulate you to shake your faith. I am pleading with you to get in and read the word and know it so that you can challenge them back. Mankind's faith as a whole has begun to weaken and stray from the word of God. You will begin to see more and more people being possessed by demons as they worship idols and denounce the name of the Father and Son. Street side preachers will tell you this! They have seen the increase of possessed people claiming to be Christians telling them to not preach the word in public but rather hide it at home in private. They will try to claim that the word of God is not to be shared and only when you challenge them will they become violent and angry. I tell you this not because I want you to be afraid for if you are washed in the blood of Jesus the Holy Spirit dwells within you so you will not be over taken. For greater is He that is in you and I than he who is in the world! I tell you these things to arm you and prepare you for spiritual warfare. So that when you do spread the Gospel you will let your light shine and not keep it under a bushel. So that you will be able to combat the spiritual forces who would like to shut you up or deceive you. So that no person could be left in darkness any longer.
Brothers and sisters we have been called to this particular time and generation for a reason. We are the ones with a strong enough heart in the Lord that we can and will overcome all spiritual darkness. You will discern the wolf from the sheep. You will be able to speak to the demonic forces and cast them out of your brothers and sisters. You will be able to pick up the mantle of your fathers before you and bring a light unto this darkening world. The Lord has called us all to be preachers of the Gospel, to live out the testimony of Jesus Christ, and to spread the love of God to each and every nation. Do not be discouraged and do not fall into the trap left by the enemy. Our savior is none other than Jesus Christ! The time of the harvest is drawing close and it is important for all of us to plant more seeds, water them thoroughly, and tend the fields until the Lord comes to reap the harvest for the Kingdom of God!
Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; He will neither fail you nor abandon you. (Deuteronomy 31:8 NLT)
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