The Deception

Call to Prayer

Topic: The Deception

By: Daniel Peter

Date: 24.11.2025

 

Lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.
— 2 Corinthians 2:11 (NKJV)

 

Based on what Christ has accomplished, the enemy has no power over a believer. Yet, though he has been stripped of all authority, he still possesses a weapon — his mouth — with which he deceives. This is something we must not be ignorant of.

Although he has grown old (Revelation 20:2), the strategy of the serpent’s deception has not changed. When he approached Eve in the garden, he convinced her that disobeying God’s word would not lead to death — that there were no consequences for sin (Genesis 3:4). That same lie is still at work today, often disguised as a false understanding of grace.

Even though the new and living way has been opened and we all have access to the throne of our Father — where we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need (Hebrews 4:16) — this access does not mean that God has permitted us to live in sin. Scripture warns us plainly: “If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God” (Hebrews 10:26–27, NIV).

God still judges sin, even under the New Covenant. When the Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthian church, he rebuked them for their sins while partaking of the Holy Communion, saying, “That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep” (1 Corinthians 11:30). This revealed the judgment of God among them. Likewise, when a man in the church was caught in fornication, Paul declared, “Hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord” (1 Corinthians 5:5).

Grace is not a licence to sin; it is divine empowerment to do the will of God. When we find ourselves yielding to sin because we presume upon God’s forgiveness, we have fallen into the enemy’s deception and risk exposing ourselves to God’s judgment.

Prayer Point:

Let’s thank God for His word today. Let’s ask Him to help us walk in His fear, live in obedience, and keep His commandments.

 

First written on: 13.10.2025

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