"The Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil." - Deception vs Truth - Which is Winning?

Look no further than your "Entertainment Center" in your home. Big screen high definition televisions. Wireless/Bluetooth streaming music and videos and of course the boom of Smartphones and their millions of applications. There are so many "Go To" sources available to us on how we should or can live our lives. There are so many influences that we are having to discern every day. How easily is our one source/sure source of Truth, The Holy Scripture, The Bible drowned out.

Have we has lost the ability to think and reason effectively? Have we truly lost sight of the way to peace and happiness. Both our past and present history, and lifestyles indicate a record of struggle in the battle of good vs evil; right decisions vs wrong decisios; healthy relationships vs perverted; and sobriety vs intoxication.

What is the deception of the ages? And how does it affect our present day? Well, I'll just say this, the deceptions are many and have morphed with the times and have trapped, fooled and confused many. However, the Deceiver is the same, Lucifer aka Satan.

The result is that we now live in a world where we face a clash of values having to do with the questions of what is sin and who is in charge of this earth.

Until we all come to terms with God’s Word which is God’s Law, we will continue to struggle in the battle of the ages with Satan’s deception that we can decide for ourselves what is good and what is evil. We need to understand that we can and do "justify" many things as "alright", yet we have not consulted God in prayer or God's Word concerning the same.

God's Word speaks to the confusion that this deception has and is causing not only in the world, but also the confusion that is rampant in the church in regards to my own United Methodist Church woes in this current day.

Isaiah 5:20 says, “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!"

Deception will continue until The Truth returns. Truth shall surely have the ultimate and final victory, but we can have victory today! Get God's Word. Study God's Word. Pray God's Word. Believe God's Word.

Doing so will reveal God's Truth for our lives. I pray that we are no longer deceived and that God will expose the Deceiver so that you may deny Satan and be free!