Deception.[ Genesis 27]

I remember seeing an old movie called ,/The man who never was,/ based upon a real event that took place during the 2nd world war. The Allies were going to invade Europe, the Germans knew this, but they didnt know where, an idea by Ian Fleming of James Bond fame, was used to decieve the Germans into thinking that the Allies would invade Greece, when it in fact it was Sicily.The idea was to plant false information on a dead person,whose body would be found ,washed up on shore ,this deception worked, the landing took place was successful,and many lives were saved as a result of it. I suppose in war deception is acceptable, but not in life generally, we need to be open and honest in achieving our aims,we read in 2 Timothy 2 v5,/And if anyone enters competitive games, he is not crowned unless he competes lawfully[fairly ,according to the rules, laid down . [Amp v]. We see so much deception in sport, finance, and in relationships,unfortunately we also at times see it in the church , and this can never be acceptable.[ Dear God help us to be honest in all our ways, to strive for success, but always may we strive lawfully ,in Jesus name Amen ]