Deception In The Church (Part 7)

James says "A double minded man is unstable in all his ways." A double minded or a 2 souled man, is deceived and pulled in a multitude of ways. He can't focus or commit. He is loyal to none, but believes he's loyal to all. There's a constant internal struggle to walk in one direction. Stability is foreign and he meets himself coming and going. God has promised He would have a church, but deception of false doctrines and greasy grace have taken their toll on her in these critical times.  The lack of stability and truth have decreased attendance and support and many house of worship are in foreclosure.

Jesus addresses the same concept in Luke's gospel. He said that we must remain on guard or our heart will become overcharged with surfeiting, drunkenness and cares of life until that day (His coming) comes on you unawares. It is literally a warning that if we are not careful we will become so over concerned and over occupied with the problems of life like the rest of the world that our heart becomes weighted by the cares and distractions of life and our spiritual senses will become impaired. We become light headed so we can't think straight, speak clearly (slurred words) or walk straight (stagger) and we will stagger away from our relationship with God. Some of you can't even focus right now on what I'm writing about because you are so overwhelmed by what you will face when you rebuke the devils that have been deceiving you!

When Jesus is asked about the signs of the last days His response addresses this tactic of the enemy. He says we will know we are in the last day when we see days like they were in the times of Noah and Lot. Notice he didn't address sin as signs. He could have said, "You will know the last days are here when you see homosexuality, drug abuse, child abuse, abortion running rampant." No! Instead he listed the 8 things they lived for: eating, drinking, marry, given in marriage, buying, selling, building, and planting. In other words, in the days of Noah and Lot the people weren't consumed by sin, but they were consumed by life! Not wrong, but so deceived by life, they missed out on the spiritual and so they are overtaken by a flood of judgment.

In conclusion, I ask what is deceiving you? What is it that the devil uses to wrap up your mind? What is it or who is it that he uses to wrap up your heart? What does he deceive you with to cloud your focus and to steal your energy? Could it be that good things are getting in the way of God things? If so, remind yourself that greater is He within you than he that is in the world. If we the church can realize this again, the harvest can be gleaned.