OPEN HEAVENS Devotional – Friday
November 4th 2016
TOPIC: ENSLAVED BY FALSEHOOD?
Memorize: Lying lips are
abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight. Proverbs
12:22
Read: Genesis 3:1-6,
1 Now the
serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God
had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of
every tree of the garden?
2 And the
woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the
garden:
3 But of the
fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall
not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
4 And the
serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5 For God doth
know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye
shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
6 And when the
woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the
eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof,
and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
Bible in one year: Revelation
12-15, Psalms 94
MESSAGE
There are dangerous traps of
the devil set to derail people from inheriting their possessions in Christ
Jesus. There are many people who have been deceived and enslaved in falsehood
because they were not sensitive. This is why Jesus warned that if care is not
taken, even the very elect will fall for the deceits of the devil. By all
standards, lies are the devil’s greatest weapons with which he enslaves people
into falsehood. A lie is anything other than the absolute truth. The first man
and woman to exist on the earth were victims of lie when the devil
intentionally mis-interpreted the instructions that God gave them to keep. It
is upon this that the Bible tells us to be as wise as serpents, because the
devil will always try to prove to the children of God how ‘unreasonable’ the
commandments of God are. You have to make up your mind to obey God rather than
question simple instructions that are intended to make you happy and give you
rest.
The devil will also make efforts to question the reputation of God. Some
teachers have taught that one can continue in sin since grace abounds. False
teachers will tell you to live your life as you deem it fit because there is
liberty in Christ. These are all lies of the devil; those who fall for them
will always have woeful experiences. The scripture tells us not only to hate
lies but to keep the utmost distance from it because those who engage in lies
are abominable in the sight of God.
We need to be men and women
who delight in the truths of God in all matters. The problem with human beings
is that we always do not appreciate the truth when we find it. There are people
who prefer to seek counsel from people that will destroy them through wrong
counsels. Some people know that there is nothing biblical about their church,
yet they remain in such places.
There are various wolves in
sheep clothing parading themselves as true prophets sent by God, but if you
allow the Lord to open your eyes, you will see clearly who they are. Many
people have suffered untold damages in the hands of the fake prophets; this is
why you need to be watchful. If you are a liar, or you are engaged in anything
fraudulent, you need to stop it before the wrath of God comes upon you. If you
are living a life that misrepresents the Kingdom of God, you have to quickly
amend your ways before it becomes too late. If you give yourself to ungodly
living, you will be enslaved by falsehood because you have refused to retain
God in your knowledge.
Are you under a ‘man of God’
who is performing miracles, signs and wonders, but whose life does not resemble
that of Christ? I will advise that you relocate immediately to where the Truth
will find you.
Key Point:
You shall know the Truth and
the Truth will set you free.
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