A Daily Dance with Faith: Devotions for Every Day

TUESDAY, 13 FEBRUARY 2024

TEXT: Matthew 24:4-13

4: Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you.

5: For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.

6: You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

7: Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

8: All these are the beginning of birth pains.

9: “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.

10: At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,

11: and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.

12: Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,

13: but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.

(New International Version Holy Bible)

TOPIC: MODERN MINISTRIES AND FALSE VISIONS

Arguably, one of the greatest threats to the Church in these last days is not external but internal. So many modern churches and ministries have risen with many so-called men of God giving false prophecies and seeing false visions.

Those who patronize them are either also greedy, want to cash in on these false prophecies and visions or are very ignorant of God's Word. Nigeria is particularly known for its religiosity; churches and ministries are found all over the place. Ironically, Nigeria is highly corrupt and ungodly.

Today's text gives us a clue that this era of false christs and prophecies would come. In the midst of the many who would claim to be the Christ, there would be hatred within the brotherhood, wars and rumours of them and the abomination that causes desolation, which Prophet Daniel warned about.

None of these things is new anymore, considering the sacrilege that is being committed in the House of God. Not every person who wears a cassock and a collar is a man of God. Fake things appear more real than real things sometimes! Watch out; don't be deceived!

QUESTION: Are your spiritual sensors active to help you identify false prophecies and visions?