Well I just got back from a little trip of fishing and hunting. Part of the agenda was chasing a turkey. The Lord blessed us with great success! Four turkeys in 3 hunts! As I was thinking about this is come to my attention that hunting turkeys is much like trying to take the gospel to the lost world. For example, some turkeys respond quickly to the calls. The lost sometimes respond quickly to the call of the Holy Spirit. Some turkeys take much time to respond to the calls. The lost in many cases also take much time to respond to the call of the Holy Spirit, thank God for continuing to come after those of us that take awhile! Then some turkeys never do respond to calls. Likewise, much of the lost never do respond to the call of God through the Holy Spirit. See how interesting that is?
Turkeys are a interesting animal. Their sight is exceptional. But they are not the smartest of all birds. They can be tricked easily. It reminds me of us humans, God has blessed us with great minds, emotions, senses and many other things but we can be tricked easily by the lies of the devil if we are not well learned in the truth of God's Word!
John 8:43-45
43 Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. 44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me.
John 8:31-32
31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
So let us learn this morning two things:
1. People are like turkeys, go after them with all you got and leave the results to God!
2. Humans are tricked easily by the devil, get in the Word of God and learn his tricks so you won't be deceived easily!
Take a kid hunting and talk about God, it don't get much better than that!
Tom
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