FAITH CAPSULE:<\/b> Have you been getting away with lying and deceiving others?<\/p>\n
2 Kings 5, Acts 5:1-11<\/b><\/p>\n
After the healing of Naaman, Elisha refused to accept gifts from Naaman. Without any direction from Elisha, Gehazi the servant of Elisha deceitfully went after Naaman and stated, \u201cMy master sent me to say, \u2018Two young men from the company of the prophets have just come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothing.\u2019\u201d<\/i><\/b> (2 Kings 5:22)<\/i><\/b> Gehazi accepted gift from Naaman against Elisha\u2019s will. Elisha knowing about Gehazi\u2019s deceptiveness asked Gehazi about his action but Gehazi lied. Elisha responded to Gehazi\u2019s deceptiveness stating, \u201c\u2026was not my spirit with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to take money or to accept clothes\u2014or olive groves and vineyards, or flocks and herds, or male and female slaves?<\/i><\/b> \u00a0<\/sup>Naaman\u2019s leprosy will cling to you and to your descendants forever.\u201d Then Gehazi went from Elisha\u2019s presence and his skin was leprous\u2014it had become as white as snow.\u201d (2 Kings 5:26-27<\/i><\/b>) Prayer for today:<\/b> Ask God to deliver and preserve you from deceptive spirit.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" FAITH CAPSULE: Have you been getting away with lying and deceiving others? 2 Kings 5, Acts 5:1-11 After the healing of Naaman, Elisha refused to accept gifts from Naaman. Without any direction from Elisha, Gehazi the servant of Elisha deceitfully went after Naaman and stated, \u201cMy master sent me to say, \u2018Two young men from … Continue reading DISENGAGE DECEPTION<\/span>
\nHave you been getting away with lying and deceiving others for so long that there are no bounds as to when or where you lie? Lying and deceiving can be destructive to a liar\u2019s life. As much as it reigns outside the church, so it is rampant inside the church. Acts 5:1-2 recorded, \u201cBut a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession. And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles\u2019 feet.\u201d<\/i><\/b> There was no indication that Ananias and Sapphira had to sell their possessions, and it can be assumed that it was a voluntary move. So why would they lie? Are you a believer who will lie, fake, or deceive to get attention or to impress fellow believers? All conduct is accountable before God who sees both inside and out of your being. Peter knew they were lying, faking, and deceiving. It is written, \u201cBut Peter said, \u2018Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself?\u2019\u201d (Acts 5:4) <\/i><\/b>What is worth doing for the Lord is worth doing well. Both, Ananias and his wife, might have had good intentions were it not for lying which had become a garment in their life. The bible stated in Acts 5:5, \u201cThen Ananias hearing these words fell down and breathed his last. So great fear came upon all those who heard these things.\u201d<\/i><\/b> Lying and deception took the life of Ananias and Sapphira. Lying, deceiving, and faking may go unnoticed for years, but it will only take one day for the truth to expose you.<\/p>\n