Police in a Kansas City suburb were called by a resident whose children claimed to have spotted a gator lurking in the woods adjacent to a nearby pond. When the police arrived they immediately spotted the alligator. Having been instructed by a conservation agent to shoot the creature if found (and if they considered it dangerous ... uhm, just when is a gator on the loose NOT dangerous?), they quickly fired off two shots. When the second shot ricocheted off its head ... the officers crept closer only to discover that they were shooting at a cement garden ornament. (Now in their defense, it was growing dark at the time and the reptile was partially hidden in the think vegetation. Certainly a mistake that any of us could have made!).
As I thought about this rather humorous incident, it did remind me of a spiritual truth. So often temptation comes our way offering to meet our needs and innermost desires and it looks like the REAL deal. As a result we turn our backs on the one true REAL deal (i.e. Our Father in heaven) and we go after the stuff and fluff of this world, none of which will truly satisfy the inner cravings of our hearts. Only the God who made us can do this (see Psalm 73:26). How about YOU? Are you looking for your fulfillment from the offerings of this world? Or the God who made this world?
Thanks for stopping by . . .
pj
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