{"id":1308,"date":"2013-03-19T15:56:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T15:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinshipradio.org\/home\/2013\/03\/19\/now\/"},"modified":"2013-03-19T15:56:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-19T15:56:00","slug":"now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kinshipradio.org\/home\/now\/","title":{"rendered":"NOW"},"content":{"rendered":"
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And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and
the eunuch said, \u201cSee, here is water! What prevents me from being
baptized?\u201d<\/i> Acts 8:36 (ESV)<\/p>\n

A man in Florida is sleeping in his bedroom when the earth opens up
and swallows him. He is never found.<\/p>\n

A local woman is driving to work one day when a deer runs out in front
of her car and she is tragically killed.<\/p>\n

A man on vacation is surfing in Mexico when a rip tide sweeps him out
to sea. His body is found days later.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know if these people knew Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior or not, but it reminded me of a story a pastor told me several years ago. There are many versions of it, with multiple attributions.<\/p>\n

Satan called a meeting and gathered his top four demons around him. Satan said they needed a great lie to trap more souls.<\/p>\n

The first demon said, \u201cI will go and tell them there is no God.\u201d<\/p>\n

Satan replied, \u201cThat will get a few, but people can look around them and see there is a God.\u201d<\/p>\n

The second demon said, \u201cI will go and tell them there is no heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n

Satan said, \u201cThat\u2019s worse than the first one. People are born with a yearning for heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n

The third demon said, \u201cI will go and tell them there is no hell.\u201d<\/p>\n

Satan said, \u201cNo, God gave them a conscience. That might get a few, but we need a better lie than that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fourth demon said, \u201cI will go and tell them there is no hurry.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, that\u2019s a great<\/i> lie!\u201d exclaimed Satan.<\/p>\n

Brothers and sisters in Christ, do we have time to wait to tell others about Jesus?<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Praise<\/b>
The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the Gospel. <\/i><\/p>\n

Mark 1:15 (ESV)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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