Atropa belladonna, better known as deadly nightshade, looks harmless, but this 4 foot stunner with its shinny blackberries and pretty flowers hides a deadly secret. For anyone unfamiliar with the plants more malevolent characteristics...beware. Her berries are sweet and go down easily, but ingesting just two to four berries can kill a child and a handful will take down a grown man. This is not your backyard garden variety species, in this case, "looks are definitely deceiving."
Deception, has many faces. By definition it is the act of encouraging people to believe information that is not true. Lying is the most common form of deception and it has the power to undermine and crush truth that is the bedrock of life. Every day the news bombards us with headlines that run counter to reality. Because of deception our politicans can no longer be trusted to protect our freedom. The scientific community has forcibly taken the place of God, bowing to the demon gods of mutilation, depriving our children of normalcy. The media lies and manipulates the truth speaking with forked tongues, exalting everything that is vile and pushing an agenda of depravity. The entertainment industry follows the sinful woke culture with no regard for the souls of the children they are leading astray. And the worst form of deadly deception is coming from our churches with false leaders who preach a gospel of sexual perversion.
The Bible warns believers about false prophets. "For a time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching. Instead, to suite their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear, they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn instead to myths.( 2 Timothy 4:3-4)NIV
These words were written to believers -Christians like you and me - who stop paying attention to the evil the world is dishing out, and start to embrace these sinful ideologies as truth. Many Christians are turning off and shutting down, thinking the Gospel has been defeated. THIS NOTION IS DECEPTION! The truth is if we are not totally invested in the Bible, the only true word of God, we will end up drinking the worlds poison. We can't protect ourselves and our loved ones if we don't know truth. Satan disguises himself as an angel of light in order to trick us into following him down the path of destruction. (2Corinthians 11:14) Like the deadly nightshade plant, deception looks good on the outside but once you eat it, the toxic nature of deception will quietly poison your soul until you are spiritually dead and headed toward eternal damnation.
If you have fallen for Satan's lies...repent... get out of the deadly trap while there is still time. Jesus is coming back. SUIT UP! PRAY UP! LOOK UP! STAND UP!
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Beware the deadly nightshade-the beautiful plant that can kill you
by, William DeLong | Edited by John Kuroski
Beware the deadly nightshade-the beautiful plant that can kill you
by, William DeLong | Edited by John Kuroski
Published September 14,2021| Updated October 7,2021
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