"NO PART!"

Ephesians 5:6-13                              (ESV)
"6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the WRATH OF GOD comes upon the sons of disobedience.
7 Therefore do not become partners with them;
8 for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the LORD. Walk as children of light
9 (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),
10 and TRY TO DISCERN WHAT IS PLEASING TO THE LORD.v c
11 Take "NO PART" in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead EXPOSE THEM.
12 For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret.
13 BUT WHEN ANYTHING IS EXPOSED BY THE LIGHT, IT BECOMES VISIBLE"



Anytime the word "deceive" is found, my mind immediately goes to Genesis 3:1.  The enemy is the most deceitful of GOD's creation, and there are many who believe his deception.  The Bible explicitly warns us not to be deceived by empty words, yet so many are moved to acting on words that have no Biblical premise or foundation.

In John 14:6 Jesus says "I AM the way, the TRUTH, and the life"!  It should come as no surprise to us that the exact opposite of TRUTH is deceit!  A lot of times deceit is used for financial gain, but at times it can be to get a person out of what they perceive as a tight spot.  That tight spot can turn into something that is unbelievably catastrophic, but we don't recognize the hand of GOD when the judgement is dispersed.

Many times it has been shared, but former President Ronald Reagan said "Within the covers of the BIBLE are the answers for "ALL" the problems men face"!  People evidently don't want to acknowledge GOD for WHO HE is, nor what HE can do either to, or for, mankind.  Mankind has a desire for a love affair with the drama and sadistic behavior of the great deceiver that can only be quenched by a devout relationship with GOD ALMIGHTY.  Until then, the enemy will continue to flaunt and masquerade in front of us as the ANSWER, when all along his only goal is to revel in our destruction!

Ephesians 5:11 says to "take "NO PART" in the unfruitful works of darkness"!  If we support those who deceive for monetary or political gain, then are we taking "NO PART" in their deceit?   One can claim to be a Believer until they run out of breath, but if their actions display deceit and manipulation, more than likely they have "NO PART" of the Kingdom of GOD!  JESUS said in Matthew 6:24 ""No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. YOU CANNOT SERVE GOD AND MONEY."  My prayer is that I will display Godly traits and that I exhibit "NO PART" of this world!