Part of the Advent Reading is in 2 Thessalonians. Today’s reading in 2 Thess. 2:1-12.

The question here is this: Why is deception so easy?

Paul writes encouragement to the Thessalonians because he wants them to know what is truth. He lets them know they don’t have to be so easily conned in this game of, “Here comes Messiah.”

I can certainly understand that in Paul’s day. Christianity is new.

But here we are a couple of thousand years into this game, and people are still conned. Confusion is still possible. People still buy into lies. People still follow fake power.

The enemy still lurks and plans and schemes. And we still battle deception. While I know we still battle deception, I am somewhat baffled as to why it is so easy to deceive some people.

“…they have refused to love the truth that would have allowed them to be saved.” (2 Thess. 2:10, CEB)

Sometimes… well, many times… we love what we want to hear rather than love truth. This may be our problem.

May our eyes truly be glued to the God of all truth, to the One who IS truth, this Advent season.