On Deception: An Intellectual Black Hole
Surely none of us are immune to deception. Jesus warns: “Take heed that no man deceive you” (Matt 24:4). To whom was Christ addressing His warning? Is it possible that He addressed the people of God…those in the Christian church?
Deceive. Dee - seev. Two small syllables denoting one horrific disaster. Two short steps into an intellectual black hole from which most never return. To deceive, says Webster’s dictionary, is “to make (a person) believe what is not true; delude; mislead.? Deception causes its adherent to see what is not there or to miss the obvious. Like being certain that black is white, the deceived are convinced wrong is right. Regarding spiritual matters, the twisted reality of the deceived has exchanged light for darkness and the truth of God for a lie.
Samuel, the Faithful Prophet
Samuel was dedicated to the Lord long before his birth, and the Lord honored his faithfulness by making him a prophet, even though the nation of Israel did not continually honor him as a prophet all the days of his life.
Copyright (c) 2008 Jon Straumfjord
Now the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days … And … the LORD called Samuel. …
Then the LORD said to Samuel: “Behold, … I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken …