30 Oct, 2009
God Said What?
Man claimed God told him to steal car
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Police said a man who smashed a window at a car dealership claimed he was following a higher calling. Police said a 36-year-old man was collared by a security guard at Freedom Dodge before he could get inside the showroom. WLEX-TV reported the man told the guard that God wanted him to steal a Dodge Charger.
When police arrived, the suspect initially told them his name was "Seven."
The man faces charges including criminal mischief.
Story found at www.news.yahoo.com.
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Exodus 20:15 (NIV)
15 "You shall not steal.
Romans 12:2 (NIV)
2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
1 Thessalonians 5:21 (NIV)
21 Test everything. Hold on to the good.
Has God ever told you anything? Every now and then, right here in the DailyBide, we ask you to spend some time listening to God. What does He say in those times? How do you know it's Him? God's Story reminds us that we should test everything against the truths of Scripture. God isn't going to ask us to do something contrary to His very own character. If you ever "hear" Him saying something that doesn't fall in line with His Word, take some time before you act on it.
Connecting My Story to God's Story
Have you every stolen something? How did you feel?
Have you heard God tell you something? Did you test it in scripture? Did you run it by another follower of Jesus whom you trust?
Spend some time this weekend praying that God will continue to renew your mind, so that you'll be able to "test and approve what God's will is."
Connecting Today's Story, My Story, and God's Story to My Friend's Story
Bring up Today's Story in a conversation. Ask your friends what they think? Ask them for their permission to share your thoughts about what it means to have a renewed mind that doesn't think like the world thinks. Share with them that only God can renew a mind like that!
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