Oh let the Son of God and found you with his spirit and his love,

let him fill your heart and will satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you

home.

Welcome to the word for today,

featuring the Bible Teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith,

founder of the Calbury Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire

Bible and on today's edition of the word for today, Pastor Chuck continues with counterfeit

gifts as we pick up in exodus chapter 7 verse 10 and now with today's

message here's pastor Chuck. How do I know whether or not I'm going to get a counterfeit

gift or a genuine gift from God?

Well, if that is a concern to you, then you first of all need to just get your relationship

with God right and your concepts of God right.

For if you think that when you have your heart open to God and you are really seeking

God with all your heart, he's going to lay some counterfeit gift on you,

then you do not know, nor are you serving the same God that I know and serve. Do you think that your father is going to give you a

stone when you ask for bread? Oh Lord I I'm hungry. I need a fish.

Here, try this scorpion on.

What kind of a father is that?

That's not my loving heavenly. What kind of a father is that?

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