“LET NO ONE DECEIVE YOU!”

 Ephesians 5:6-11                    (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 IN 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. [11] Take NO PART in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.”

For this Brain Damaged Child of GOD, losing my FOCUS generally is a result of not spending enough time in THE WORD and in PRAYER!!!  Maybe I should revert to my pre-retirement mindset of spending time with GOD before I begin my day and see if that alleviates my busyness problems???

JESUS HIMSELF says in John 8:39-47 that “our enemy” is “the father of lies”!  We should expect NOTHING but DECEIT when we hear from anyone EXCEPT THE FATHER!  

The Apostle Paul writes in the text above “LET NO ONE DECEIVE YOU”!  Whenever “fear and doubt” start trying to enter my mind, it is usually because I am listening to “the enemy” INSTEAD of the PROMISE from THE LORD!  

Years ago the Imperials had a song entitled “Old Man’s Rubble”.  One excerpt from the song is “And just by listening you've made a decision , 'Cause the voice you hear is gonna win the fight”.  

The first thing that I need to do to assure to “LET NO ONE DECEIVE YOU” is to NOT LISTEN to the lies coming from “the enemy”!  I AM A CHILD OF THE KING OF KINGS!!!  Listening to “death and destruction” brings about “death and destruction”!!!  “LET NO ONE DECEIVE YOU”, the ONLY WAY we can experience TRUTH is by listening to THE WORD!!!