“Check The Facts!”

A group of women from a local Church wanted to get together on a regular basis, and socialize.

It was one ladies turn to be host. She wanted to outdo all the others.

She decided to have mushroom-smothered steak. However, knowing that mushrooms are expensive, she changed her mind. Then her husband said, “Why don't you go down in the pasture and pick some of those mushrooms?” She said, “No, some wild mushrooms are poison.”

He said, “Well, I see animals eating them and they're OK.” So she decided to give it a try. She picked the mushrooms -- washed, sliced, and diced them for her smothered steak.

Then she went out on the back porch and gave Ol' Spot (the yard dog) a double handful just in case. Ol' Spot ate every bite.

All morning long, she watched Ol' Spot and the wild mushrooms didn't seem to affect him, so she decided to use them.

That afternoon husband and Ol’ Spot, not wanting to be the only two males around, decided to go for a walk.

The meal was a great success. After everyone had finished eating, they relaxed, socialized, and sat around and talked.

About that time, her husband called from his cell phone and said, “I hate to tell you this, but ........Ol' Spot just died.'

At this news, she went into hysterics. She hung up, called the doctor and told him what had happened. The doctor said, “ I think we can take care of it. I‘ll call an ambulance and be there as quick as possible to pump out every ones stomach. “

Soon they could hear the siren as the ambulance was coming down the road. The EMTs and the doctor had their suitcases, syringes and a stomach pump.

One by one, they took each person and pumped out their stomach.

After it was all over, they sat around moaning and groaning.

About this time, the hosts husband walked in and said, “You know, I've been thinking...that fellow that ran over Ol' Spot never even stopped.”


Always check the facts!

How often we run ahead without all the information we need and regret it later. We do this also with Bibles truths.

The Bible says 2 Tim 2:15 “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

We are not to just “Take somebody’s word for it” but we are to check and see for sure what the scriptures say for themselves!

We should be as the Bereans of old. They were a group of believers who the Apostle Luke said they “…searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” Acts 17:11

Do you know what you believe and why you believe it? If not…then you need to open your Bible and….check the facts!

Think on this, and remember to keep the SON in your eyes!