The Bible talks in Matt 24:12:
“And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.”
Who is leading this lawlessness?
2 Thessalonians 2:8-12 says:
And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the breath of His mouth and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming, whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceit of unrighteousness in those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, so that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie, so that all those who do not believe the truth, but delight in unrighteousness, might be condemned.
The word love in Matthew, is talking about Agape’ love – Godly love. This love is attained through God, to be shared with others around us.
People are into ‘their truth’ thus denying ‘The Truth’! This relative and personal truth is deceptive. People are being deceived and being led astray by doctrines of demons. These doctrines are pervasive in the churches. Symptoms of this perversity of faith is selfishness, distraction, complaining, controlling, anxiety, busy-ness, fear, pride, etc. They are abou their agenda and their schedules. They run from things/pain/lies, and to their ‘fixes’ that are trying to fill their void of where the Fruit of the Spirit is suppose to be flowing in their lives.W
Symptoms of a God-loving and God-fearing life are peace, joy love, patience, kindness, long-suffering, self-control, etc. People who love their God with all their heart, soul, mind and strength are submitted to the call of the Gospel and of the Great Commission. They realize the power of the Gospel and what salvation has saved them from – HELL! These people who are becoming harder to find. They are committed to their faith and to bring people to Jesus. These people are willing to set aside their schedules, press forward and get their hands dirty with those who are saturated in sinful lifestyles and the consequences thereof.
People are into ‘their truth’ thus denying ‘The Truth’! This relative and personal truth is deceptive. People are being deceived and being led astray by doctrines of demons. These doctrines are pervasive in the churches. Symptoms of this perversity of faith is selfishness, distraction, complaining, controlling, anxiety, busy-ness, fear, pride, etc. They are about their agenda and their schedules. They run from things/pain/lies, and to their ‘fixes’ that are trying to fill their void of where the Fruit of the Spirit is suppose to be flowing in their lives.
Lawlessness isn’t freedom or liberty. It is the absence of Law or Righteousness. It is anarchy. It is rebellion to the Creator God and His Eternal Laws. More and more people are becoming lawless because they have lost their ‘First Love’ – Jesus. They are more into themselves, their schedule, their time, their money, their …, then they are into His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. In fact, finding faithful people willing to go the extra mile with the hurting youth, children, elderly, mourning, etc., is becoming harder to find. Everything has become personal. They have their own interpretation of scripture, what love is, what truth is, what is right, what is wrong, …
Faith is first personal, but then it becomes corporate in a local church body. Both aspects must be present in a person’s life. This is much like an infant that is first selfish wanting his or her needs met. Their world revolves around themselves. They need simpler things to digest like milk. They can’t handle harder things to swallow and digest. But as they grow they move on to the ‘meat’. Yet, so many ‘christians’ remain shallow and self-centered always want their wants and needs to be met. And when they are not, they cry, whine and complain until their flesh is fed. All they do is eat, cry and poop themselves, and then demand others to do something about it. Funny how spiritual growth is so similar to the physical growth of humans.
Where are you at? Is it about your time and schedule? Is it about your needs or God’s calling? Are you a consumer ‘christian’ looking for what you can get from church or God? Or are you a producer? Producing good works and the Fruit of the Spirit wherever you go? Are you a runner. or are you planted by the streams of living water? You aren’t fooling god or anyone who is discerning in the Spirit. God will Not be mocked! You will reap what you sow! Sow in the flesh, you will reap the consequences of the flesh: fear, anxiety, turmoil, depression, stress, confusion, inadequacy, shame, guilt, condemnation, loneliness, abandonment, victimization, etc.
But, if you sow in the Spirit you will reap: peace, joy, love, power, contentment, wholeness, forgiveness, victory, adoption, belonging, longsuffering, self-control, purpose, destiny, wisdom, understanding, etc. Too many are always seeking but never finding God.
2 Timothy 3:1-7
Know this also, that in the last days grievous times will be at hand. For men will be self-lovers, money-lovers, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, unyielding, false accusers, without self-control, savage, despisers of good, traitors, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness, but denying the power of it; even turn away from these. For of these are those who creep into houses and lead captive silly women loaded with sins, led away with different kinds of lusts, ever learning and never able to come to the full knowledge of the truth.
These are the days we are living in! What ‘doctrine’ has crept into your house and life? What deception and pleasure is drawing you away from The Truth? The chasm between Truth and deception is growing, don’t be caught on the wrong side.
There are consequences for being deceived and being led astray for both us and our families. Some occur immediately, others delayed and others are eternal (everlasting). Don’t let you and your family become another statistic of these distractions. Let God grow your faith. Let God speak through others into your life through a covenant relationship within a church family. Let God grow your gifts to be used and shared with others. Quit trying to make a place for God and give Him your whole life. Focus your life upon His. Make Him the center! Be submitted and committed to God, His gospel, His Truth, His church, to one another and to the lost!
Lawlessness leads to deception, emptiness and a falling away from God!
Love of Truth leads to righteousness, completeness and our hearts overflowing!
Be blest!
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