Topic: Satanic Deception
Text: Genesis 3:1-6

Deceit is dangerous. If you choose to be a sinner, God would rather have you be a chronic one than a deceiver. Likewise, should you elect to be holy, He expects you to be totally so. In other words, our God detests double-dealing. If the idea of going to heaven holds no appeal for you, you’d better forget about going to church.

Instead, you may well settle down fully into sin and really enjoy yourself so that when you get to hell you will know that you really deserve to be there. Don’t let the devil deceive you. He is sure to keep telling you that God is the Father of all of us. He would even tell you to love your neighbour, and also teach you the law of Karma, that is, reaping what you sow. He will, however, not tell you about Salvation nor remind you that the Bible says all our righteousness are like filthy rags. It is also very much like Satan to tell you that only your heart can justify you as to whether you are good or not. That is the satanic “gospel”.

On the contrary, however, Jeremiah 17:9 says: “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” The heart is deceitful and wicked. How then can it tell what is good or correct since it is the same heart that instigates people to do evil? Your heart cannot be your tabernacle of faith. Do not trust your heart. The days are evil. The world is filled with deception as Satan daily feeds men and women with damnable heresies. He is busy telling people to put one leg in the Church and the other in the world. He is encouraging people to engage in self-deceit and hypocrisy. He is busy telling those who publicly confess Jesus Christ to indulge in secret sins. Don’t ever let Satan deceive you.

Memory Verse: Jeremiah 17:9 - “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?”