The Alpha of Dealing with Frauds

UV 3032/10000 The Alpha of Dealing with Frauds
Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
Leviticus 19 v 11

The Lord desires people with integrity. We are neither to deceive nor be deceived. Since sin came into this world by fraud and deception, we are to be on guard against fraud. A person who deals falsely with others cannot inherit the kingdom of God. In short, God disinherits a fraudster. Lying and cheating are hated by the Lord. As believers, we too are not to be gullible and be led down a garden path by those who make false promises. We are to be shrewd as a serpent and gentle as a dove. We are to test even prophecies to see if it is truly from the Lord. We are to test all things before we place our unquestioned trust in it. Everything should be subjected to the test of fire or the touchstone of truth and reality.

One ‘s own brother can sometimes deceive him as it happened in the case of Jacob and Esau. The desire for a pot of flesh of Esau was exploited by Jacob into defrauding the former. Sometimes, our own desires or covetousness leads us to be ensnared by the enemy of our souls. We are therefore to subject our desires or goals to the scrutiny of the Holy Spirit and we should abide by the sovereign will of the Lord whether the desire is to be granted or not. No believer of Christ can think or plan to make dishonest gain. Scripture exhorts us to earn our livelihood and profit by honest means and hard work.






There are many “get rich quick “ schemes and scams multiplying in different parts of the world today which capitalises on the greed of common people. As a result, they get defrauded even of their hard earned savings. We need to pray for a spirit of discernment to be able to see through the schemes and intentions of people who approach us with different promises. As head of the Economic Offences Wing of the state, I have come across even many pastors and men of God also falling prey to such frauds and fraudsters. Believers tend to be naïve and gullible and it becomes easy for these fraudsters to find them a soft target.