Deceitfulness. What exactly is it? What
are its finger and footprints? Since we humans are prone to being easily
deceived, here are some of the major things we tend to trust not to deceive us,
and some markers by which you can tell if you are walking on Deception’s territory.
The deceitfulness....
...of
Youth is that it will last...forever
...of
Work is that it should be our top priority
...of
Death is that it is the end of life...forever
...of
Sleep is that we can cheat it...cumulatively
...of
Savings is that it will get us through rainy days
...of
Marriage that it will solve our aloneness problems
...of
Governments is that they will save us from ourselves
...of
Children is that they will love us in our old age, proactively
...of
Penal Institutions is that punishing crimes rehabilitates criminals
...of
‘Throw the Bums Out’ elections is that new bums won’t be elected
...of
Spouses is that he/she will always be faithful, even when we aren’t
...of
Food is that what we enjoy eating will not be harmful, now or later on
...of
Money/Wealth is that it will meet all our needs, if only we could get more
...of
Medicine is that it will solve most of our health problems, mainly with a pill
...of
‘The Next Administration’ is that it will save us from the last administration
...of
Campaigns is that mud-slinging candidates are themselves not anchored in mud
...of
Political Polls is that they are adequately representative and respondents are
truthful
...of
Exercise is that it will quickly reverse the cumulative effects of poor habits
earlier in life
...of
Elections is that the ‘zag’ elected in will end problems caused by the ‘zig’
just thrown out
...of
Saving is that it will get us through rainy days, irrespective of whether we
have honored God
...of
Life Sentences is that sparing lives of the criminally violent is Godly, when
it’s just expensive**
...of
the ‘Informed Electorate’ is the assumption that voters use their intellect over
their emotions
...of
Police ‘Flaking’ * is that God blinks, doesn’t
see, and the Law of Sowing/Reaping is on vacation
And finally,
the
deceitfulness....
...of
Devils is that they are a myth
...of
Sin is that there is no penalty, ever
...of
Deception is that...
you really haven’t been
deceived!
Bottom
line:
Everything and every belief we tightly hold
onto more than God
will eventually fail us...guaranteed.
Trust in [and rely confidently on]
the Lord with all your heart
and do not rely on your own insight or
understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He shall direct your
paths.
(Proverbs 3:5-6)
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* Evidence planting
** Socially and financially
