Knock, knock.

“Hello?”

“Hello, Sir. May we have a few words with you today? We see so many events happening around us that tell us the end of the world is near…”

I listened to my father and the two strangers talk awhile. The strangers looked like nice people. One was a nicely dressed man and the other was a friendly looking lady.

Then I heard my dad say, “But what do you believe about Jesus?” It sounded like they weren’t agreeing on this. A few minutes later my father sent them away. They tried to give him a booklet before they left, but Dad wouldn’t take it. He shut the door.

“Why did you stop talking with them, Dad?” I asked.

“What they came to tell us wasn’t true. They belong to a cult called Jehovah’s Witnesses, and they say that Jesus is just a man and not really God. We know the wonder of Christmas is that Jesus was born both ‘very man’ and ‘very God’.”

“Why didn’t you take their booklet?” I asked.

“Well, Philip, why would I want to spend my time reading and thinking about what isn’t true? Come, let’s find something worthwhile to read. In fact, let’s read the first chapter of Matthew for devotions and think about Who Jesus really is. That is ‘the truth’.”

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“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true,…think on these things” Philippians 4:8. ❖

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Connie is the mother of 5 children and attends Hope Protestant Reformed Church in Walker, Michigan.