by Victoria Heinecke

It’s good to check the truth of Scripture first.

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“I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me!”
2 Corinthians 11:1 English Standard Version (ESV)

In 1992, my husband moved to Colorado Springs and I joined him after we sold our home in Michigan.  Shortly after I arrived, it snowed. A couple of days later, we were driving to church and I noticed the snow melt evaporating on all of the streets, sending up large plumes of cloudy mist. Jon told me that there were heating coils under the streets in Colorado Springs, and the town never had to deal with icy roads. Well, you can imagine that was like music to my Michigan ears!

I started to mention the heated coils to someone, and Jon told me he was only kidding. He punked me, and let the charade go for a couple of days before revealing the truth to me: there are no heated coils under the streets. The bright sun causes rapid melt and evaporation.

I reminisced about that memory this weekend, as I captured the phenomenon with my camera. It was a harmless prank, and I still chuckle at my naïveté.

“Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is folly with God.”
1 Corinthians 3:18-19a ESV

While this was harmless fun, with no consequence, this story serves as a reminder: when you are unsure of what the truth is, check the truth in Scripture first. The apostle Paul reminds us that “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God^[a] may be complete, equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17) Staying in God’s word daily teaches us His ways, which are perfect. It teaches us that Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6) and that salvation is ours by the gift of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross.

This is most certainly true. No kidding.

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