Colossians 2:6-9 “As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”
II Corinthians 11:13-15 “For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.”
Matthew 7:15 “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.”
In the beginning of 2020, as the world was shutting down because of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual options were in high demand. Zoom Video Communications was the preferred solution for many, and its business was booming. Investors took notice.
By the end of March, ZOOM was up over 1800% for the year. Unfortunately though, the stock market ticker symbol ZOOM was not the right one for Zoom Video Communications. Instead, it was the symbol for Zoom Technologies, a Chinese company that made mobile phone parts. ZM, the right symbol for Zoom Video Communications, was only up 132%. Investors had been confused by the symbols, and The Security and Exchange Commission shut down trading on ZOOM until they were able to unravel the situation. By then, though, the damage had already been done and investors had unknowingly sunk their money into Chinese mobile phone components. They had been dupped by an unintentional counterfeit.
The world offers a slew of impotent counterfeits that look similar to the real thing, but fall far short of the real life-changing power of Christianity. These fakes come in the form of philosophies, vain deceits, the traditions of men, and the rudiments of the world. They are offered by false apostles, deceitful workers, false prophets, and ravening wolves who dupe many with fakes and falsehoods.
PLEASE PRAY FOR AMERICAN CHRISTIANS TO BE DILIGENT AND VIGILANT IN OUR PURCHASES AND OUR PERSUASIONS. The counterfeits of this world often seem to be good investments, but they never provide the temporal nor the eternal returns of the real thing.
