Do you believe everything you see or read? For example: when you see a sign that says “Don’t touch! Wet Paint!” Do you believe the message of the sign? Or do you think: well it might be dry nowand just touch it with one tiny little finger (of course, if no one is looking).
Ginger has a weather app on her computer that tells her the weather forecast for today on the island where we live. However, we rarely check it. We generally know that if it is rainy season it will rain today; and if it is dry season then it will probably be hot and dry. A few days ago, Stephen glanced at the weather app and the forecast was for a high of 87 degrees and snow showers! It would have been fun to have snow in the Philippines, but it didn’t happen. This forecast, this message that we were going to have snow, wasn’t hard for us to disbelieve. It was a message that disagreed with itself.
As the Home Bible Studies continue, we constantly emphasize that the message of the Bible is trustworthy and should be believed by all. However, the Bible demands a decision: do you believe it or not? This creates a struggle in the hearts of the Agutaynens: the Bible says . . . but our ancestors said . . . which do I believe? To us Westerners this doesn’t seem like a hard decision. However for the Agutaynens, this is huge. Many of their traditions are for their “safety”, according to the tradition itself. If they go against what the ancestors have said, this means putting away fetishes and practices which are said to protect them for evil spirits. This struggle is often an unseen battle and this is why your prayers are so vital. Please pray for these Agutaynens who are currently in these Home Bible Studies, that they will believe the message of God’s Word, and receive Jesus as their personal Savior.