This is a message from leading the way with Dr. Michael Youssef.

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As you know, I'm interested in history and I'm fascinated by how throughout history people have, in some way or another, try to use God to their advantage.

Some who try to speak for God, and some even claim to be God.

Back during World War II, most of you don't remember this, not the eye for that matter.

I'm not going to pretend that I'm that old.

But most of you know from history there was this Yalta summit where Churchill and Roosevelt

and Joseph Stalin were there.

And allegedly Joseph Stalin made a statement

saying that we, the communists, are destined to rule the world. God himself told me so,

upon which Roosevelt looked at him and he said, Joe, I said no such thing.

Okay. Roosevelt looked at him and he said, Joe, I said, no such thing. You see, anyone can claim to speak for God on behalf of God or even claim to be God. I even like the little boy who was absolutely

sure that he knows exactly where God lives.

So the Sunday school teacher asked, where does God live?

And his hand immediately shot up in the air.

And the teacher said, where?

He said, he lives in our bathroom.

And the teacher said, well, tell me about it. He said, well, every morning I hear my dad

pounding on the door of the bathroom saying, good Lord, are you still there?

Let me ask you this. If you want to know somebody, how would you know about them?

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