From the Pastor’s Desk 06/21/2026
Avoiding Spiritual Delusion!
James 1:22-25; Do not merely listen to the word and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror, then goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoever looks intently into the perfect law gives freedom, and continues in it, not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it, they will be blessed in what they do.”
Romans 2:13 reminds us, “For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous.” This echoes James’s message that hearing alone is not enough—obedience demonstrates genuine faith.
It’s a delusion to think you can hear God’s Word, then disobey it without cost!
Matthew 7:21-23 records the tragic results of spiritual delusion. Jesus Christ says, “Not everyone who says to Me, LORD, LORD’ will enter the kingdom of heaven. But he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘LORD, LORD, did we not prophesy in Your Name, and in Your Name cast our demons, and in Your Name perform many miracles?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.”
Ezekiel 33:31-32 illustrates this principle: “My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain. Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for they hear your words but do not put them into practice.” This passage warns against the danger of passive listening without action. Jesus Christ made a clear distinction between those who merely claim to be Christians and those who truly are. The difference is that true believers do the will of the Father. In the words of James, they are doers of the Word, not merely hearers who delude themselves.
The word “Hearers” in James 1:22 refers to a Greek word meaning “auditing a class.” Auditing students attend class, listen to the instructor, but don’t do any work. Consequently, they don’t receive credit for the course. The phrase “delude themselves” suggests being victimized by one’s own faulty reasoning.
John 14:23-24 records Jesus saying, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching.” This underlines that true love for Christ is proven by obedience to His word. People who listen to God’s Word but never obey it are spiritual auditors who delude themselves by thinking that hearing the Word is all God requires of them. Unfortunately, many churches are full of such people. They attend services and hear the sermons, but their lives never seem to change. They are content to hear the Word but never apply it. Like those whom Jesus condemned in Matthew 7, they have chosen religious activities over true faith in Christ.
James 2:17 states, “Faith by itself, if it does not have work, is dead.” This reinforces the necessity of putting faith into practice through action, not just words or intentions. How tragic to think you’re saved, only to hear, “I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness” (Matt. 7:23). That will never happen if you are a doer of the Word. Brothers and sisters, take advantage of every opportunity to respond to the Word of God in specific ways. Ask God for His grace to keep you faithful to that goal, by His Grace.
Let us Pray 🙏
1). I give You Glory as I honor Your name for showing Your loving kindness in the morning, and Your faithfulness every night in the name of Jesus Christ.
1). I give thanks to You, my Savior, for Thou, LORD, has made me glad through Thy work; I will triumph in the works of Thy Hands, in the name of Jesus Christ.
2). My Father Jesus Christ, You are Great, and greatly to be praised, and You are to be feared above all gods, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
3). This is the month God has made; I enthrone God the Father, God the Son, & God the Holy Spirit upon this month. I will rejoice and be glad in it, in the name of Jesus Christ.
4). I decree that all the creations of God the Father, God the Son & God the Holy Spirit shall work to my favor and reject any evil instructions, evil decrees, or evil pronouncements against me, in the name of Jesus Christ.
5). I cover every second, minute, hour, day, and week of June with the Blood of Jesus Christ, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
6). I cover every journey I shall embark upon this month with the Blood of Jesus Christ, in the name of Jesus Christ.
7). By the Grace & Mercy of God, anything & everything I am waiting for shall be miraculously delivered to me in this month, in the name of Jesus Christ.
8). Breakthroughs of a lifetime, locate me by the Power of Your Name, I AM that I AM, in the name of Jesus Christ.
9). My Strength, let it please You to show Your greatness in my life in the land of the living, in the name of Jesus Christ.
10). My life enters into God’s divine vision for your life in the land of the living, in the name of Jesus Christ.
11). My destiny & journey of my life shall experience supernatural abundance & goodness of the Lord in the land of the living, in the name of Jesus Christ.
12). My body, soul & spirit shall keep well; there shall be no sickness, no infirmity, no affliction, and spirit of death & hell, in the name of Jesus Christ.
13). My Father, prove Your Name, as the Mighty Man in battle, and Mighty Man Power in every unpleasant situation in my life, in the name of Jesus Christ.
14). Every conspiracy against my well-being is scattered by the Holy Ghost fire and is consumed in the name of Jesus Christ.
15. It is well with me and my family in the name of Jesus Christ.
Amen🙏
TCEM
Pastor (Dr.). Mrs. Siyanbola Balogun
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