Do not be Deceived

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, KJV

We love to entertain and have parties with friends and family. Several years ago, we had an International Party and everyone brought a meal from their country. It was a lot of fun! My husband decided to hire a magician to entertain the guests at the party. We had seen him before and I thought that by watching him closely this time I would be able to tell how he was deceiving the crowd, but I could not.

We can be deceived by people doing tricks, but the scripture above reminds us not to deceive ourselves. Basically, do not think that your sins against God will give you access to enter into the kingdom of God. He is a very forgiving God, but he makes it real clear that only those who have been washed, sanctified and justified in his name by the Spirit of God will enter his kingdom. Redemption has nothing to do with how we behave; it's all about our spirit being changed by Jesus. Jesus told Nicodemus, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. John 3:5-6, NIV Jesus did all the work at the cross. He was the perfect sacrifice.

Even if we were on our best behavior each and every day and treated everyone really nice, we would be deceiving ourselves; if we believe that our good deeds would get us into the Kingdom of God. Jesus wants us to know that the only thing that can save us is through him. He has made a way for us to choose and the choice is up to us. Scripture says, I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you an your offspring may live…Deuteronomy 30:19

Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11

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