There was a man in England. The story was about how he held onto a rusty piece of metal for four hours because he thought it was a bomb. He was convinced that it was an unexploded device from WWII and that it would detonate if he let it go.

He called the emergency operator. She immediately dispatched fire, police and ambulance crews.

"The operator kept saying it would be Okay but I kept saying to her, 'You're not the one holding the bomb.”

When the bomb disposal crew arrived, they told him his "bomb" was nothing more than part of the hydraulic suspension system of a Citroen car....things are not always what they seem!

In Exodus 14, Pharaoh was looking down on the Israelites. He had allowed them to leave because of the plagues, but now he was just mad! He thought he had them cornered, with their backs against the Red Sea...but things are not always what they seem!

In 1 Samuel 17, David was facing off against Goliath. As Goliath looked down on this teenager, he mocked him. He thought he would crush David...but things are not always what they seem!

In Luke 24, Satan thought he had Jesus conquered. He thought He had succeeded and God's Messiah had failed...but things are not always what they seem!

In each of these stories, we find that they overestimated themselves and underestimated God. They didn’t realize that things are not always what they seem.

Love Pastor Carol