“Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming; that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders, and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because THEY DID NOT RECEIVE THE LOVE OF THE TRUTH so as to be saved.” (2 Thess. 2:8-10) [These people were “seduced” into believing a lie! So how does the devil “seduce” us?] “He shall SEDUCE WITH 1FLATTERY those who violate the covenant, but THE PEOPLE WHO 2KNOW THEIR GOD SHALL STAND FIRM AND TAKE ACTION.” (Daniel 11:32) [1Flattery: excessive and INSINCERE praise, especially when given TO FURTHER ONE’S OWN INTERESTS. We all know how the feeling of rejection can cause such low self-esteem, many suicides occur because of this. So we can be built up by “flatteries” (which are basically lies from the “father of all lies”, the devil!) or by “knowing” God. 2Know, comes from the word γινώσκω, ginōskō: to know in A VERY PERSONAL AND INTIMATE WAY! “So Jesus was saying…If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will KNOW the truth, and THE TRUTH WILL MAKE YOU FREE.” (John 8:31-32) [We become free of the enslavement to sin, when we are slaves to sin we do whatever we want to do to make ourselves feel better, no matter the consequences!] “Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but A SON BELONGS TO IT FOREVER. So if the Son sets you free, YOU WILL BE FREE INDEED.” (John 8:34-36) [The only way the devil can get any kind of revenge and hurt our Abba Father is to hurt us – the one’s that God loves. He cannot touch God. He cannot cause the God any sort of harm, so instead, he settles for UNDERMINING OUR TRUST in our Heavenly Father and separating us from the One who loves us so. Satan will tell any lie in order to get us to do the wrong thing. However, WE DON’T HAVE TO FALL FOR IT…] “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms…I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I WILL COME BACK AND TAKE YOU TO BE WITH ME THAT YOU ALSO MAY BE WHERE I AM.” (John 14:1-3)
Be blessed as you praise The Lord, knowing that Jesus:
WILL COME BACK AND TAKE YOU TO BE WITH ME THAT YOU ALSO MAY BE WHERE I AM!
-Bill Stockham