2 Thessalonians 2:3 
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come except there come a falling away first, 

DAILY READING – Acts 25; Ruth 1-2; Psalm 47

It is quite baffling that majority of scientists tend not to believe in God.  The very people who study the wonders and intricacies of creation should be the very first to believe in a great creator, yet they don’t.  That is indeed baffling.  In the early 20th century, studies showed that scientists were less likely than the general population to believe in the existence of God. A survey conducted, showed that 35% of scientists did not believe that God existed, while in contrast about 90%of the general population believed in God.  Another recent study designed to look at differences in belief among scientists and other academics, was quite revealing. The new study shows that for many scientists their unbelief in God is rooted more in their upbringing and background than anything else. It was found that scientist who were brought up by Christian parents tended to believe more in God than those who weren’t.  

Influence is important. Seeds of unbelief planted in early years in these scientists have grown to blind their minds. These has stopped them from seeing God in creation. How can anyone believe that the perfection of creation came from a catastrophic big bang? Even the simplest mind should know better. Where there is a design there must be a designer. No wonder Apostle Paul says in   2 Corinthians 4:4 ‘in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ, who is the image of God should shine unto them.’ The blindness in these scientists’ hearts has kept them from the truth. Ephesians 4:18 also says that their understanding has been darkened because they have been alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them. 

These scientists, though academically intelligent, are by scriptural standards considered unwise. The Bible says in Psalm 14:1 ‘the fool hath said in his heart there is no God.’ Unbelief in God will ultimately lead to foolishness. Is it any wonder then that they have come up with warped ideas as evolution theory and the big bang theory? A wrong mindset will birth a wrong concept. Jesus said a corrupt tree cannot bring forth good fruit, neither can a good tree bring forth corrupt fruit. Simply put you cannot give what you do not have.  

In this end-time, the enemy is looking for where to sow his tares. And even as Christians we constantly need to keep our hearts with all diligence. We must renew our minds through the Word of God so that we do not fall victim of wrong mindsets. Be careful the things you expose your mind to. You can’t even afford to be  ‘open minded’  in this generation, rather be ‘scripture minded.’ Let your thinking and decisions always be guided only by what The Word of God says. That way you avoid the enemy’s subtle traps.  It is amazing how some Christians have already fallen to deception. Some fine preachers who started out preaching the truth have now fallen victim to wrong doctrines. Christians who end up believing such wrong doctrines are those who refused to renew their minds to the truth, until eventually as grasses will grow on uncultivated soil wrong things begin to grow on their minds. 

How can a Christian embrace a grace message that gives him license to sin? That can only be the result of a wrong mindset. We must continually renew our minds to avoid the tares the enemy is sowing in the minds of many in this end-time. Some of the messages are so subtle that if you are not careful you may slip before you know it.  We have already been warned that in the end-time many shall give heed to seducing spirits, rejecting sound doctrine. So to avoid being a victim keep your mind constantly renewed by The Word. Don’t look at others who have fallen into this traps and think yourself incapable of falling. We can only stand by grace. You will only keep standing in this end-time if you keep renewing your mind with the Word of God. The Bible said the deception would be such, that even the elect will be deceived. And it also said if the righteous scarcely be saved what shall the end be for the unrighteous.

This is therefore not the time at all to leave your mind unguarded. Daily take a spiritual bath in the Word of God to dislodge any wrong thing from getting a grip on your mind. And the peace of God which passes all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ. [Phil. 4:7]

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to draw closer to Your Word, to be guided by Your Spirit, so that I do not become a victim of wrong teachings in this end-time. Keep my mind sound in Your Word at all times in Jesus Name.  

QUOTE :

For you to enjoy victory in The Kingdom of God, you need to develop a kingdom mind, that thinks in line with The Word of God. – WORDBITE 222. 
[ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK  SUPERNATURAL LOVE OF GOD]