By Pastor Michael Brigmond

A 1986 United Press release in a mid-western city told of a hospital where officials discovered that the fire fighting equipment had never been connected. For 35 years it had been relied upon for the safety of the patients in case of emergency. But it had never been attached to the city's water main. The pipe that led from the building extended 4 feet underground -- and there it stopped!

The medical staff and the patients had felt complete confidence in the system. They thought that if a blaze broke out, they could depend on a nearby hose to extinguish it. But theirs was a false security. Although the costly equipment with its polished valves and well-placed outlets was adequate for the building, it lacked the most important thing -- water!

Phil 2:12 = Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Too many today are willing to trust in man, when they should be more concerned with God! Any pastor who is not willing to search the Scriptures to prove what is Truth and separate what it Tradition, is hereby given permission to spend, not some, but ALL OF YOUR TIME fishing, hunting or playing golf. Turn your church over to someone who cares enough about those in the pews to spend the necessary time reading, studying, and discussing the Word of God. Don’t mess around, make sure you are CONNECTED TO TRUTH, NOT TRADITION! [][][][]