Never underestimate anyones capacity for religious self-deception. The higher we get, or the more spiritual we become, the greater the danger for self-deception. We may fashion ourselves to be very zealous for righteousness and truth, but God knows our heart. King Ahab piously declared that he only ever wanted the prophet Micaiah to speak to him the truth. And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD? (1 Kings 22:16) In actuality, Ahab never wanted the truth, he only wanted to hear what he wanted to hear. He couldnt stand Micaiah because he was the one man who did not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. God sends strong delusion to those who will not receive a love of the truth. ...The deceived and the deceiver are his. (Job 12:16) When we love our truth more than the truth; when we only want to see what we want to see, and hear what we want to hear, God will send a lying spirit into the mouths of our supporting cast. Jesus said, Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! (Luke 6:26) Like Ahab, we can surround ourselves with yes men, those who WILL tell us what we want to hear; those who will flatter us and not rebuke us when we need it. Kings and those in authority are not above correction; they especially need people around them that will not cower before them or pander to them or hold them in such high esteem that they are considered infallible. Like Paul confronted Peter at Antioch, it is incumbent upon those that surround a ruler to challenge them when they are off. ...I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. (Galatians 2:10) Gods choicest servants are often forced to wander in deserts and mountains, to live in the dens and caves of the earth. Sometimes, it is a virtue to go out from among them because you are not one of them.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 16:10:32 +0000
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