ORIGINAL JESUS

ORIGINAL JESUS
Third of seven devotions in Master Class Series
2 Corinthians 11:13-15

“For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.”

Sixth graders, Liam and Labron, began throwing a football to each other next to where the three nine year olds began this autumn recess play (see Masterpiece and Real Deal Christians devotions).

“Heah Jules, can you catch this?” Labron teased. He sailed the football as high as he could overtop her head.

“Not funny, Labron. You know I’m not that tall!” Jules shouted.

The kids watched the football land in the corner of the fence that separated the school playground from the street.

“Throw it back to me, Miguel, if you can,” LaBron challenged.

“You threw it. You get it!” Miguel snapped.

There will always be those who throw obstacles in our life’s path. It’s not important what causes life to get hard, but we can be sure that it will. That’s why it’s important that believers keep eyes focused on Jesus in every situation. We know that Jesus is the real-deal original God’s Son.

Jesus will never lie to us or lead us astray. We can trust Jesus. His disciples, (you and me), follow wherever He leads. He’ll never lead us in darkness (John 8:12).

But authentic, genuine, original real deals are copied. That’s why false prophets teach wrong gospel. They cannot successfully imitate the original Jesus. God’s plan of forgiveness of sins and redemption, through faith in Jesus, is the only way to receive eternal life.

While we can usually spot a wise guy, like LaBron, all phonies aren’t so obvious. They pretend to be your friend. Their intent is to bring harm through deception and trickery. Just for fun. Apostle
Paul warns us in the opening Scripture that false prophets, (or everyday people who aren’t really what they appear to be), are untrustworthy. They will lie, cheat, or steal to get ahead in life.

They usually wear nice clothes and a smile, pretending to offer friendship.

Everyone who falls for devils’ lies of unrighteousness isn’t following the original Jesus. Those who follow false doctrines are false Christians!

Take Home Nugget

The original Jesus teaches His disciples God’s truth. Christ followers are signed with His signature, written in His blood. His indwelling Spirit is believer’s deposit forever guaranteeing whose we are (Ephesians 1:14). Jesus’ resurrection from the dead is proof for our inheriting eternal life.

What’s sad is people believing lies. What’s worse is people living lies. How sad for them when Jesus says, “I don’t know you!”

J.D. Griffith

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