READ : 1 Kings 11:26-40
“The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.” – Proverbs 30:17
I believe that avoidance of deception was one of the reasons why Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper. It is to remind everyone that no matter what you achieve or attain you are not Christ! We need to remember our origins. We need to remember how we became what we are today. Jesus said, “…this do in remembrance of me” (Luke 22:19).
Many rebellious people are deceived because they are gifted and anointed. The mother of all deception is when the mutineer thinks that he can destroy his teacher and father. Absalom fought against his own father and failed. Judas tried to destroy Jesus his teacher and Lord but failed. Lucifer thought he could dethrone God. What folly! What unthinkable madness!
A Nigerian minister friend of mine told me about one mutinous pastor of his who became anarchistic and decided to fight against his father, even threatening to publish a book of seditious material about him. This is the spirit of Absalom that fights against your own father. The spirit of Lucifer is the spirit that tries to replace and take over rightful authority. The spirit of Judas is the treacherous spirit that betrays and turns against his own teacher.
I want you to learn right here, that you cannot replace God and you cannot succeed in fighting your own father. God will not help you; in fact, He will fight against you. All of nature, including the wild ravens and eagles of the air will fight against you.
