“If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder, and if the sign or wonder spoken of takes place, and the prophet says, “Let us follow other gods” (gods you have not known) “and let us worship them,” you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. THE LORD YOUR GOD IS TESTING YOU The to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul. It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him. That prophet or dreamer must be put to death for inciting rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. That prophet or dreamer tried to turn you from the way the Lord your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil from among you.

If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, from one end of the land to the other), 8do not yield to them or listen to them. Show them no pity. Do not spare them or shield them. You must certainly put them to death. Your hand must be the first in putting them to death, and then the hands of all the people. Stone them to death, because they tried to turn you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and no one among you will do such an evil thing again” (Deut 13:1-11)
Our love and loyalty to God shall be tested.
God tests His servants,
God tests His worshippers.
Many are called, but few pass His test of loyalty!
The test of love comes from people who are ‘among us’. It is not thru strangers. It is thru people you may call friends. The intent is always the same: ‘let’s serve other gods’. They are not saying that you should forget the worship of Jehovah God, but that you should ‘enlarge your vision’; you should accommodate and tolerate other views, more modern…that you should avoid talking about sin and repentance, the Cross or the Blood of Jesus. They tell you to make your message softer, broader, sweeter.
The test comes in three ways:
*thru prophets, church, religious leaders, spiritual ‘giants of faith’ able to back their message thru ‘signs and wonders’
*thru family and close friends you love and you usually listen to
*thru political, government laws directed against your faith in God
The aim is to destroy your foundation as a Believer. The best word to use for this type of attack is spiritual subversion.
The word subversion means the act of destroying the foundation of faith or loyalty. Once the foundation of a building is destroyed, the same shall collapse by its own strength. Politically, subversion means high treason against God and the king of the land. It means rebellion to overthrow a legal government. The punishment for subversion is death. No mercy is given to the man who attacks another believer with the intent of destroying his spiritual foundation, which is Christ Crucified.
When attacked by ‘rebellion- witchcraft –subversive’ evil spirit, learn to apply survival skills! These are all negative actions:
*Do not listen to them (do not lend your ear, do not try to understand their words, do not give them your attention with promising obedience, do not consider their religious theories, do not repeat their words to others as a witness)!
*Do not yield or consent to them, do not agree or approve of their sayings, do not say ‘amen’ to them!
*Do not have pity on them (do not sympathize with their sufferings; do not regret separating from them)!
*Do not spare them (do not avoid or postpone in attacking them, do not keep silent in their presence but rebuke them with severity)!
*Do not shield them (do not hide them in your house, do not tolerate them, do not protect them) but expose them!
Run to the Cross! Cling to it! Hold it! Embrace it! Kiss it! Love it! Stay there until the test is over and after that, still stay there!
Remember your foundation which is Christ Crucified for your sins! It is not by works, but by grace!
Please always remember that God permits these traitors and false prophets to come and tempt you. God is testing you of you are truly faithful to Him and love Him unto death. Great is your reward for passing this difficult test!
Please also remember that the safest place is at the Cross of Christ! Be nailed with your Lord! Let it be that even if you want to go down from the Cross, His nails will not permit you to betray your Lord! God’s love is stronger than death!
Love God with all your heart, with all your mind, and with all your strength!
No place for failure!
“Father in Heaven, help Your children pass Your test! In Jesus name, amen!”