The right hand of fellowship is faster than the eye

The old adage was ‘seeing is believing’ but photoshop and deepfakes, seeing isn’t all that accurate anymore. It’s easy to get fooled by fake news and internet hoaxes yet that isn’t the biggest deception we face.

Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God. But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called "Today," so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

Hebrews 3:12-13

Here the Hebrew writer warns us about the deceitfulness of sin. Sin fools us into not seeing what is right in front of us. It always explains itself away, hides behind false motives, and covers over its shortcomings. Al the while it corroding our hearts taking us away from God.

So how can we see thru the lies?

With one another. With encouragement. With a daily dose of accountability from other brethren. That is why God didn’t make Christianity a solo endeavor. It too easy to fool ourselves. We need others there to help us see what we may miss. Satan wants to hold us at a particular angle so we can’t see what is going on in the background. That’s why being with other saints is so vital. ‘We’ can see what ‘I’ can’t.

Sin makes it hard to see it there. Fellowship with the faithful can open our eyes back up.

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