PRAY FOR DISCERNMENT…
1๐ฝ๐ 2:19 ๐พ๐ฝ๐ ๐โ๐๐ฆ ๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ , ๐๐ข๐ก ๐กโ๐๐ฆ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐ข๐ ; ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ฆ โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ , ๐กโ๐๐ฆ ๐ค๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐ข๐ : ๐๐ข๐ก ๐กโ๐๐ฆ ๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐ก, ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐กโ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐โ๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐กโ๐๐ฆ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ .
Today’s Devotionalโฆ
Since the beginning of Christianity, when the aforementioned group of impostors left the fold of genuine believers, they have not yet returned. This should really bother youโฆ
Yes, they started together with the believers, fellowshipped with them, talked like them, and acted like them; but they were never part of them – they were simply wolves in sheep’s clothing. Ponderโฆ
If these tricksters masquerading as brethren could camouflage their way amongst the good believers in those days successfully, then they can always do it again (especially today when discernment in the church is at an all-time low!) Sadโฆ
We are in the generation of “the children tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness”, as the apostle Paul mentioned in (Eph 4:14)
There are some Christians who follow any gathering in the name of “church” without seeking any discernment from the Holy Spirit to know whether these men are being manipulated by the descendants of the same men mentioned in our opening verse.
Today, you need discernment more than most of the prayer points you have been laboring on. When you have discernment, you will have a sound mind and move in the right direction. At this point, most of your prayer points just fall away. Ponderโฆ
Don’t let smooth-tongued charlatans deceive you simply because they can prove to you that they were once part of a ministry before they left. They were never part of the body, they were “tares among the wheat”, for had they been genuinely part of the fold, they would never have been separated in the first place. Ponderโฆ
As you continue to seek truth in this era of confusion, may the Holy Spirit grant you all discernment in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen