BEING PURE IN A DECEPTIVE WORLD

How can a young person stay pure? By obeying your word and following its rules.

Psalms 119:9 (NLT)

We live in a world filled with compromises and negotiations. Often times we end up doing the wrong thing without even realising it. As a child of God what is our standard? How can we stay away from being deceived?

What is deception?

Meaning: mislead by lying, tricking

: cause to believe something false

: to lead astray

References – Gen 3:1-6&13, John 8:44, 1 Tim 2:14

Deception starts from the fall. It started with entertaining wrongdoing. When the woman saw that the fruit was good and desirable, she fell for it. She did not turn away from that thought, rather it lead her in to an action of disobedience.

I believe one of the reasons God made woman to be with man was for accountability .When she chooses to move out of that, she eventually moved out of God’s very purpose.

The result of deception is sin. It brings fear, guilt and condemnation.

How can we stay out of deception?

*by having the word of God as our standard and by meditating on the Word (psalm 119:9,29-32)

*by allowing the Holy Spirit to be our constant counsellor (John 16:17)

*by searching our heart daily in the presence of God (Psalms 139: 23, 24)

Prayer:

Dear Father, help me to walk in your ways with a blameless heart. Like David let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing and acceptable to you oh Lord. In Jesus name. Amen.