Embracing Truth and Turning Away from Deception

Because they consider all the offenses they have committed
And turn away from them,
They will surely live!
They will not die!
Ezekiel 18:28

Jesus said to His disciples, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned,” Mark 16:15-16.

We must be careful! Don’t allow your heart to be so deceived you turn away from the Lord to serve and worship other gods (Deuteronomy 11:16 NLT). Think! A piece of wood is used to start a fire. The little piece left over is then made into a statue of a god. A statue people bow down before and worship. They pray to it and say, “You are my god, save me!”

They don’t know what they are doing! Their minds don’t understand! They don’t think! This piece of wood was used to cook a meal then made into a terrible thing! A block of wood to be worshipped!

They are deceived! They cannot save themselves and will not admit to being wrong! The statue is a lie! (Isaiah 44:16-20 ERV). People are plunged into ruin and destruction by doing what seems right in their own eyes (Judges 17:6)!

They fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires because they want to get rich. The crop of Righteousness cannot be produced in their lives. For the cares of the world and the pleasure and delight and glamour and deceitfulness of riches choke and suffocate the Word of Truth (Matthew 13:22 AMP).

Truth is – the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil (1 Timothy 6:9-10a), that works diligently to deceive so people will perish! And they perish because they’re eager for money. They perish because they wander from the faith and pierce themselves with many griefs (1 Timothy 6:10b). They refuse to love the Truth and so be saved (2 Thessalonians 2:10).

God’s Word, Christ Jesus, is Truth! God sent His Son into the world, and

those who believe, He sanctifies them by the Truth (John 17:17-18). The Spirit of Truth, Who goes out from the Father (John 15:26), will lead those who answer His call into all Truth (John 16:13): “Give ear and come to Me! Hear Me, that your soul may live. Your heavenly Father will make an everlasting covenant with you! His faithful love to those who place their faith in the Son of David, Christ Jesus (Isaiah 55:3).

 If anyone does not love the Lord, Jesus Christ, let them be accursed! (1 Corinthians 16:22 NKJV).

Instead, look up, for there is newness of life to be received and experienced by those far and near alike. For Holy Spirit baptizes us in Jesus, Who assures us, “No one can come to Me, except the Father which has sent Me, draw them! And I will raise them up at the last day,” John 6:44.

God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth (John 4:22).

The only way we come to Jesus is by Holy Spirit drawing us to Him. A different way or means or system of beliefs cannot give us entrance into God’s heavenly kingdom. Only by the grace of God, are we saved through faith!

Salvation is the gift of God! Nothing we can do or say will work because God does not listen to prideful boasting! God pours water on these thirsty lands so the process of newness of life can begin, when we believe Jesus is the Son of God. When we agree to dedicate our lives to doing the good things our heavenly Father had already planned for us to do (Ephesians 2:8-10).

O Lord, I hide myself in You!
Teach me to do Your will,
For you are my God!
May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground!
Psalm 143:9-10 NIV