Discern the deception, look and see past the smoke- screen. Satan is already defeated. Christ already won. Hear Christ calling, and follow Him home.
Read Luke 15 KJV
O lost sheep hear the Voice of the Lord . Be not deceived. The Holy Spirit is at the gate, at the door. God’s gift of repentance is unto they receiving His salvation, having first sat down, and counted the cost.
The ninety and nine are as the just (The just shall live by faith). The ninety and nine are as the righteous having the faith of Jesus, these have His righteousness. These are they having received justification through Christ blood shed, having victory over sin because Christ resurrected having victory over sin, and victory over death.
It is the one sheep that is lost, the one sheep who wondered away that is doubting, having unbelief, etcetera. The lost sheep now blinded, deceived, having no understanding cannot see his way back to the Shepherd. The lost sheep now has no knowledge of God, no faith, has refused salvation. The soul is in need of God’s gift of repentance. The lost sheep did not sit down first, and count the cost of accepting God’s gift of salvation, having the intellectual knowledge of justification, yet did not have understanding because they acted on feeling, emotions. They did not seek out God to get understanding that they have the knowledge, understanding, wisdom of God, that they not be deceived and choose to wonder away from God.
Within God’s church, are many deceived. Within God’s church, there has been many who wondered away having not first sat down and counted the cost of accepting God’s gift of salvation. They did not seek God for His Holy Spirit that they searched out the knowledge of God and get understanding. God, through the Holy Spirit is giving every soul ample opportunity to be found of Him. He is calling “Come home”, But many will not answer His call.
More are they of the married wife lost than they of the harlot. It looks, seems as though the gates of hell will prevail against God’s church. But this will not happen. Satan is about putting before us delusion. If we have not the discernment of God; we will be deceived.
BUT! But God always has a Remnant! The gates of hell will not prevail against the people of God (God’s church, the building: God’s people). Praise God!
Let us each having been lost sheep ourselves, at least once in our lives, and at one time or another—let us choose to die daily, take up our cross and follow Jesus our Shepherd, and go out and find the lost sheep and plant God’s seed of truth that they want to be found and saved of God.
Before we call, God answers; and while we are yet speaking, He hears. Let not your prayers be an abomination to God because of the iniquity you hold in your hearts (mind).