It is a trap.
Got to see my nephew last night, he is a marine, a good person, very brave. Hope that he never hears those four words-“It is a trap."

In the Old Testament physical warfare is what is discussed while in the New Testament it is spiritual warfare. To me it is interesting how the Author of the two Testaments is able to transition from the physical to the spiritual, it is as though He is in complete control, (but of course, He is in control). The reason that I bring this up is because when dealing with the “Truth” the enemy sets traps in hopes of doing some damage.

Ai in the Old Testament is a good example of a trap. They didn’t think that they needed to be filled with the Spirit before they went up against that city. Boy were they wrong. If they would have only discussed it with the Lord first then we might not have even heard of Ai.

Things are not always so straight forward in the New Testament. Here we are dealing with a different set of eyes. It is like driving along in your car and then suddenly being engulfed in a thick fog and not being able to turn around. You know that you have been here before but nothing looks familiar. Peter hung out with gentile believers. Then after spending some time in Jerusalem he wouldn’t be friends with the gentiles. The gentiles didn’t change, things just got kind of foggy for Peter. I am so glad that the fog lifted because Peter sure made a great Apostle.