NKJV© 2 Thess 2:10 and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
Deception, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification, bad faith, and subterfuge are acts to propagate beliefs that are not true, or not the whole truth (as in half-truths or omission). Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda, sleight of hand. It can employ distraction, camouflage or concealment. There is also self-deception as in bad faith.
Deception moves you away from the Love of the Truth and it often uses distraction to achieve its purpose. When the distractions are notable, we can conclude that there is something major coming soon. In verse 9 “[Even him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders”. Those distractions are designed to take our focus away from our calling and make us ineffective.
The Sabbath was put in place to allow us to contemplate our relationship with Our Heavenly Father and others on a day of rest. Once a week we are to cease our work and rest. This regenerates us at all levels and allows us to become more productive and focused. Without this day of rest, we lose perspective and our attention is diverted away from the Love of the Truth. Lying wonders are designed to divert our attention from the reality of the WORD. Continued focus on those illusions serve only to separate us from Our Heavenly Father. Once we decide to continue down this path Our Heavenly Father will evoke HIS judgment: 2 Thess 2:11 And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,
We have a right to chose our path but we must understand the consequences of our lawlessness. There is but one GOD and we are commanded to have no other gods. Once we exalt lying wonders above our relationship with Our Heavenly Father, we will suffer the consequences. Therefore it is important to stop and assess your current state. How do you do this? By looking at your calendar, checkbook, and what you focus your attention on. If you are spending your time, thoughts, energy, and money on things that divert your focus from your relationship with Our Heavenly Father then repent. Anything in excess is a diversion. We are called to live in moderation. We must overcome the temptations to steal our focus away from the Love of the Truth.
As we focus on Love we will find that our interest in other things that would divert our attention away from our calling will no longer have a hold on us. Our flow with the Spiritual will increase and we will perceive a closeness with Our Heavenly Father as HE directs our ways. This Love will attract fruitfulness that will support our calling. We will begin supplying needs to other parts of the Body of Christ. We will move for the status of “taker” to the status of “giver”. Unity breeds fruitfulness and Our Heavenly Father’s creative nature will manifest in us and allow mankind to benefit from those witty inventions ready to be released to those faithful stewards who will not exploit men but minister the Love of Our Heavenly Father.