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 –  Luke 10:1-20; Genesis 17; Psalm 10

One of the preeminent scientists in the world today is Francis Collins. He helped complete a groundbreaking research into human DNA and gene sequences. He is a medical doctor and director of the National Human Genome Research Institute. But despite being a scientist, he is passionate about his Christian faith.  He refers to himself as a Bible-believing Christian. He had come to know Christ after reading C.S. Lewis books and also through seeing the impact of Christianity on his patients, especially how faith sustained even the gravely ill patients. In his bestselling 2006 book The Language of God, Collins said God is a master creator and designer, responsible for setting forth the events resulting in life.

However Francis Collins and other Christian scientists are only a minority in the world of science. Majority of scientists tend not to believe in God. And it is indeed quite baffling that Scientists, who study the wonders and intricacies of creation and should be the very first to believe in a great creator, hardly do so. 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 therefore has been an important factor. The seeds of unbelief planted in early years is what has grown to blind their minds. And the blindness in these scientists’ hearts has kept them from seeing God at work in creation. Ephesians 4:18 says that their understanding has been darkened because they have been alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them.

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. Therefore these scientists, though academically intelligent, are by scriptural standards considered unwise. 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 as Christians we need to be careful not to fall victim to wrong doctrines. 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 think yourself incapable of falling. We can only stand by grace. You will only keep standing in this end-time if you are a diligent student of God’s Word. The Bible said the deception would be such, that even the elect will be deceived.  Therefore 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]. And through the great grace of God, despite the great deception in the world, we shall continue to stand and not fall in Jesus Name.  

PRAYER: Lord, please help me not to become a victim of wrong teachings in this end-time. Please help me to be sober and spiritually vigilant, and keep my mind constantly sound in Your Word 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.