The White Cat
We are used to seeing animals come onto our property.
We have a large yard and a pasture. One day there was a totally white cat
which we had never seen before sitting near our birdfeeder. It was intensely
watching it. A few minutes later we saw it move a tiny bit like it might be
getting ready to attack something. Suddenly it floated in the air and stuck
to some plants along our fence row. It was not a cat at all but a white
plastic bag!
We need to make sure that the people we listen to are telling us the truth
of God. We need to do what the Bereans did: "These people were more
receptive than those in Thessalonica. They were very willing to receive the
message, and every day they carefully examined the Scriptures to see if
those things were so." (Acts 17:11 ISV)
We also need to do what the apostle John tells us to do in his first
epistle:
"Dear friends, stop believing every spirit. Instead, test the spirits to
see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out
into the world. 2 This is how you can recognize God's Spirit: Every spirit
who acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God. 3 But
every spirit who does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the
spirit of the antichrist. You have heard that he is coming, and now he is
already in the world." (1 John 4:1-3 ISV)
So we should not take everything we see and hear at face value. Check them
out for ourselves. What you think is a white cat may just be a white plastic
bag.
Ptrayer: Father, Thank You for sending Your messengers to us. Help us to
know the Scriptures and know who Your true messengers are. In the name of
jesus Christ, Amen
Thought: Let us study the Scriptures daily so we won't be led astray.
Dean W. Masters
POBox 234
Erwin TN 37650
dwmasters@earthlink.net
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/masterslist
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