DAILY DEVOTIONAL

I read it on the internet therefore it must be true

In May 2024 a statement was released by Houthi terrorists from Yemen regarding their attack on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, an U.S. aircraft carrier operating in the Red Sea. Their claims were brought into question by a man who was in a unique place to judge the accuracy of their claims. That man just happens to be the chief officer of the Eisenhower, Capt. Christopher “Chowdah” Hill. Not only was the aircraft not sunk in the May 31st claim, Capt. Hill confirmed that “the oldest aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy” had not been sunk in the rebel group’s previous “two or three times in the past six months we’ve allegedly been sunk, which we have not been” (www.washingtontimes.com). One source claims that the Yemen rebels have claimed to have sunk the Eisenhower five times (thisistrue.com)!

We must be wary of online claims. The internet is a world that can at times operate on rumors and outright lies. How very far removed is that world from the Truth we find in God’s Word (John 17:17). When properly understood within its context (2 Tim. 2:15), the inspired scriptures provide a secure foundation upon which to build our lives. The Word corrects us, admonishes us, teaches us, indeed it makes us “complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work” (3:16:17). The Bible provides us the basis by which we will be eternally judged (John 12:48; Hebrews 4:12-ff).  I love the simple promise Jesus makes to each of us: “you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32). ~David Bragg

THOUGHT  OF THE DAY 🤔 No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn. ~Hal Borland