Colossians 2:4
“4I say this so that no one will delude you with persuasive argument.”
In light of the midterm elections that took place this week, I feel this particular scripture rings true, even today. Not just in the world of politics but sadly enough we still find this in our workplaces and our own churches. We see leaders in the church preaching a false doctrine. The Gospel + something else. It is the Gospel alone.
Do you know the kind of person I am speaking of? You do. You know the ones. The ones who are smooth talkers. The ones who can persuade you to do things that you would not normally do. This person is the one who is a leader but they are leading people down the wrong path.
Let’s take a walk down memory lane….
When you were growing up in school, did you have someone in your class or school that fit this description? Maybe they were the brains in the class. They could get you to believe anything they said because they must know what they are talking about. They are the smartest ones in the class. Or, they were the class jock. The reason they could get you to believe anything they said was because of their popularity. Everyone was drawn to this type of person. Through the ages we have seen this type of person in every scene. The walk in to the room with a presence about them and we are drawn to them. At first we don’t quite know why but they have a presence about them that we like.
It is a slow fade.
After a little time we are hooked
…by their charm
…by the way they carry themselves
…by their words
Then, BAM!
We have fallen for what they have said. Hook. Line. And Sinker!
It’s a slow fade.
We have given everything we believed away.
We have been persuaded to believe a lie.
This lie has been taught to us from someone we thought knew what they were talking about because of their brains, their charm or because of their popularity. What ever the reason that we put their word over God’s word does not matter. When we allow others to creep into our heads with a false teaching or persuasive argument they pull us away from the truth. They pull us further away from God. They begin to change us from the outside in. Why? Because we were not in the word daily, allowing God to speak His truth into us, we let someone else tell us what His word says. We let someone else tell us what we should believe.
The next time you go to church, to a bible study, go into a meeting at work or go vote make sure you have done your part. You have taken time preparing for the task at hand. You have read your bible and bible study. You have done your research so you are prepared to be an active participant at the meeting. You have researched the candidates that are up for election.
We must get back to putting forth the effort into everything we do.
We must have that desire to bring Glory and Honor to God in everything we do.
We must spend time daily with God allowing Him to speak His truths in us.
We must allow God to use us to bring others to Christ.
Prayer: Father, Hear our cry. Heal our land. As your word says in 2 Chronicles 7:14 “and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” May the hearts of your people turn back to you. May we seek You first! May we look to Your word for the truth. In Jesus Name I Pray, Amen.
Listen to the song: If We’ve Ever Needed You by Casting Crowns.
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