God Sends a Powerful Delusion

“and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie.” (2 Thess. 2:10-11 NIV) 

Ever wonder why some people can lie with great conviction and sincerity?

Because they actually do believe the lie, and they actually cannot see the truth, no matter how much evidence contradicts it! How does someone get to the place where they become blind to the truth? The passage at the top states the reason clearly, “They refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie.” And in First Timothy 4:2, “The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.”

We are beginning to see this deception everywhere!

We see it across all news platforms as commentators look directly into the camera and boldly lie. We see it on all social media platforms. We see educators from kindergarten through universities teaching lies to our children. And politicians of every flavor boldly lie without a conscience. Yes, it’s everywhere!

How to keep that from happening to you and yours

Look at that passage at the top again and then do the opposite; love the truth and be saved! That’s the absolute answer; get saved and become familiar with what God’s word (the truth) says on all matters!

Therefore

“I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” (Psalm 119:11 NIV)

“Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.” (Eph. 4:15)

“It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus,who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.” (1 Cor. 1:30 NIV)

“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 7:32)