Honestly, I came up with this week's topic because my husband won a book this weekend at a men's conference titled, "Defining Deception." It's by Costi W. Hinn and Anthony G. Wood and is similar to the Netflix documentary, "American Gospel" which features Costi Hinn. (I may have talked about it last year.)
We are easily deceived, whether we like to admit it or not. Satan deceived Eve in the Garden by casting doubt, and he continues to use that approach, and others, with us today. We want to believe the things that make us feel good about our decisions in life.
My heart goes out to those who fall for the prosperity gospel teachings because they believe they're saved. They believe they're going to heaven. They're financially supporting the false prophets who lead them astray. It just boils my blood. They need our prayers.
But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die.
Genesis 3:4 ESV
But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
2 Peter 2:1-3 ESV
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Please join me this week in praying for those who are deceived. Let's pray for God to give them (and us) wisdom and discernment and to guard them (and us) against false teaching. Let's also pray for God to change the hearts of the false teachers and burden them to share truth. Also, pray for God's encouragement and guidance for us to know and share truth with those who are deceived and to help us speak with conviction when we share His word.
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