Dragons on Your Church!

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Because of what Jesus said, many of his disciples turned their backs on him and stopped following him.  Jesus then asked his twelve disciples if they also were going to leave him.  Simon Peter answered, “Lord, there is no one else that we can go to! Your words give eternal life.

John 6:66-68

The story is told that when Norwegians began building church buildings they put dragon heads on the corners just in case Christianity was not able to ward off the evil spirits. From today's perspective it seems like a very foolish thing.

But don't be too quick to criticize. Do you have a support system to back up Jesus in case He fails to take care of you? Do you have a large insurance policy because you believe God will not take care of your family if you were to die? Have you stored up lots of financial resources for your retirement?

Are you confident that if you lived the rest of your life without God in it you would still have plenty of this world's goods to take care of your needs? Or are you so dependent on God that you have no back up plan and no dragons on the corners of your church.

I think we are all tempted to put dragons on the corners of our lives to protect us from whatever God is not able to do.

So here is today's challenge. Check out the corners of your life and see if you have set up anything to take care of you if God fails! If you have a backup system for God, take it down. God will not fail you if you trust completely in Him. You do not need dragons on the corners of your church or on the corners of your life!