Cup Of Faith Daily Devotional 11 October 2022 – Beware Of Deception

TOPIC: Beware Of Deception

Bible text: “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.” – Galatians 6:7-8

Deception is the act of deliberately causing somebody to accept something as true that is not true. It is an action that hides the truth. Ohio defines deception as “knowingly deceiving another or causing another to be deceived by any false or misleading representation, by withholding information, by preventing another from acquiring information, or by any other conduct, act, or omission that creates, confirms, or perpetuates a false impression in another, including a false impression as to law, value, state of mind, or other objective or subjective fact”

Deception or falsehood is an act or statement that misleads, hides the truth, or promotes a belief, concept, or idea that is not true. It is often done for personal gain or advantage. Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda and sleight of hand as well as distraction, camouflage or concealment. While it is possible to be deceived by another person, it is equally possible to deceive oneself. This is called self-deception.

Deception is a major relational transgression that often leads to feelings of betrayal and distrust between relational partners. It violates relational rules and is considered to be a negative violation of expectations. Most people expect friends, partners, and even strangers to be truthful most of the time. Deception allows individuals to manipulate another’s behavior for their own gain. In tactical or functional deception, an individual produces a signal outside of its typical context in order to affect listeners’ behavior.

We have all lived long enough to know what it is to be deceived. We have been deceived by friends, enemies, neighbors and relatives. Ungodly companions have deceived us. At every turn of life we have been imposed upon in one way or another. False teachers have crossed our path, and under pretenses of doing us good, have poisoned our mind with error. They have held out hopes to us that have proved false; apples of Sodom, fair without, but full of ashes within.

Beloved of God, in today’s text, believers are warned to beware of deception. This warning is in two folds. We are to guide against being deceived and against deceiving others. The reason is simple; God can not be mocked or deceived, whatever a man sows is what he reaps.

PROPHETIC PRAYER

I pray for you today:

1. May the Lord open a book of remembrance for you today in the name of Jesus.
2. He will pay attention to every chapter of your life.
3. The Lord will break the yoke of deception in your life.
4. You shall not be trapped to death.
5. Every deceptive strategy targeted towards you shall fail.
   So shall it be in Jesus name. Amen.

Have a nice day.

CHRIST IS THE ANSWER.

Yours in Christ,
Revd Dr. Bayo Sola Aremu
Church pastor
Yaba Baptist Church
Sabo-Yaba, Lagos

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