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The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works.

He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing.

They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
‭‭2 Thessalonians‬ ‭2‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Biblical prophecy is coming true more and more these days but unreported by MSM to render anyone’s recognition of it as pure conspiracy theory, “serving the lie.”

Indeed, this is how Satan works.

Believers everywhere, desperate to persuade the world of the Truth they are denying at the consequence of their perishing, are finding fewer and fewer willing to listen, see, and believe.

But giving up is never an option.

Prophecies will continue to materialize before our eyes as the world winds up into a meteoric rise of evil and deception because prophecies were given for the edification and faith-building of believers in these end times.

So continue to testify of the gospel in hopes your words take root in the hearts and minds of men and women who still have ears to hear, hearts to soften, and minds that seek a much better way.

I listened to a podcast episode featuring a friend’s interview about his life after recovery.

He remarked that for him, it isn’t enough to just make the choice not to use, lie, or otherwise break his sobriety.

His standard of excellence was to become a man who didn’t even consider cues to other possibilities that temptation places in his mind.

His goal is to have one thought only, and that being an answer of yes to all the right things.

Answering no to the wrong things is always the first step to giving them the moment–albeit brief–to even be an option.

Wisdom 2.0

Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.
‭‭2 Thessalonians‬ ‭2‬:‭3‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Spiritual decline and falling away from the truth are earmarks of this rebellion.

The current state of our nation is a good example, giving rise to curiosities about the emergence of the one who will lead the world into its final destruction.

But hold on.

This letter to the Thessalonians is much more of a warning guarding against being deceived than a footnote about revelation of the identity of the Antichrist.

Whether it speaks about today, tomorrow, or years from now, the command is “do not be deceived” about the coming of the Lord.

Meanwhile, a lot still needs to happen.

So in the interim, how do we guard our hearts and minds from would be deceptors and their highly persuasive messages?

At the same time these deceptions are emerging, notice the numbers of public figures, entertainers, and sports figures coming out of the woodwork for Christ.

Notice the rise in bold defenses of our faith and values at great personal, social, professional, and political cost.

The lines are being drawn and rebellion is in the air.

Read, understand, and live your bible. Gather near to godly people. Immerse yourself in truth and prayer for wisdom.

Act as if tomorrow may not come and if so, that it may increasingly not arrive like we hope or expect.

Guard against being deceived more than being preoccupied with discovering the identity of the man of lawlessness.

His time will come.

Your time is now.

“For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5‬:‭9‬ ‭NIV‬‬

We were made to fly, wings and all.

Every kid dreams of flying at least once.
When I first understood angels was my first introduction to that dream.

It wasn’t until decades later I fully comprehended the price I must pay for wings. Give up my worldly way of living and accept the price paid for my redemption and eventual flight back into the arms of Jesus for which I was appointed.

I chose to avoid the certain wrath to come and in its place, resurrected my childhood dream.

I have since discovered it was no dream at all.

It had always been God’s destiny for me and for everyone to spread wings and take flight to our eternal home when the trumpet sounds, for there is the where and the what of which dreams are made.

There was a time when peoples’ politics defined much of who they were—morals, character, virtues, fund of knowledge, their understanding of complicated world events and their personal empathies.

Their beliefs weren’t always agreeable but were at least well-defended by deep roots and informed convictions.

Disagreements were conversation points revealing sharp differences but with respect for the other person and a craving for depth and understanding of their opposing view, and discussions were exited without driving wedges or assaults on character.

They were deliberate, genuine attempts at bridge building though neither one might admit it in the moment.

To understand another’s fundamental politics was a desire to understand the entirety of the person.

Conversations weren’t punctuated by sound bytes, innuendo or irrelevant arguments of the periphery. They weren’t permitted a hiatus on vague or shallow arguments and were always less about the party and more about the mind and heart of the person.

The end game was to evolve new ideas and solutions for all rather than digression into single issues of personal preference with feet dug in.

They embraced ‘what-ifs’ not as threats but as the creative bridges they were and ‘why-nots’ as opportunities to lay new stones for a unifying path, not for casting at one another across their divide.

Indeed, they were dialogues of dream-builders engaged in the pursuit of a better life, a better world and prosperous opportunity for the all versus the one.

Meaningful change awaits those who firmly grasp the fact that under the veneer, what we all want has more in common than not, and in many ways, is much the same thing.