The Devil’s Greatest Trick

Probably the devil’s greatest trick is to deceive people that just being born again guarantees that you make it into The Kingdom of God. But Jesus never promised that. He said “except a man be born again he shall not SEE the Kingdom of God”-John 3:3. Do you want to be like Moses who saw the promised land but never entered? It takes more than being born again to enter God’s Kingdom. Jesus said “except a man be born of water and of The Spirit he cannot ENTER The Kingdom of God”-John 3:5. What does Jesus mean? Spiritual maturity that leads a man to God’s Kingdom is a process not an event. You cannot become born again and go to sleep. You must “work out your salvation with fear and trembling” (Philippians 2:12) by applying the principles Jesus and His disciples taught. This is what The Bible means in Proverbs 4:18 “the path of the just is as the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day”. Believers are on a “path”. That path leads to God’s Kingdom referred to as “the perfect day” and every day our character is meant to shine brighter than it did the previous day. Miracles, financial breakthroughs and prosperity are no substitute for character growth in the life of a Christ Follower because we take our character with us when we leave this world.