April 19, 2025

With spam calls flooding our phones today, we have a tendency not to answer phone numbers that we are not familiar with. For instance when I get a phone call and the numbers do not start with area codes 262 or 414, I would hesitate for a moment and just let it go to voicemails. If my phone suggests that it’s ‘likely spam’ then I don’t even bother with it. 

On the other hand, since I have a Maryland area code, many people do not answer me when I call people around our area. Then, I would have to leave a voicemail or text that person to get a response. 

There are also times when I get a call and it’s a number that I haven’t saved, but the numbers are very familiar. Those are likely numbers that I have received before but forgot to save them in my contacts list. So I would answer them and sure enough, they are people that I know. The key is familiarity. 

You probably had experienced where someone would tell you about Bible facts and you wonder if that is really true? The Devil does that really well. He spams us all the time. He would fabricate Bible truths with small bits of falsehood and make it look real. Also, he is very capable of copying the truth and creating counterfeit truths. It’s very easy for us to fall into his spam messages. Once again, the key is familiarity. When we stay close to God’s Words and study them carefully, we can know the difference between the truth vs spam. “Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, ‘If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.’” John 8:31,32.

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