Imagine you’re in a burning building, & firefighters show up to rescue you, would you question their orders or direction as they tried to get you away from danger? Would you say, I don’t need trained firefighters to get out of this. All I need is God! He and I can handle anything! NO of course not, because as the heat and flames intensify, you’d be fully aware of the danger & do what they say. You don’t know the specific temp, damage to the building, but you know there’ danger, so you’d submit to them. What about a different type of danger, what about evil? On one hand, reality is we have NO IDEA all that goes on in the spiritual realm, we act like it, but we don’t know. On the other hand, we do know there’s something bigger going on, a war against evil, we need to be beware of. Yet most Christians seem to walk oblivious to evil, ignoring or neglecting those responsible to shepherd their souls. How acute is your awareness of the forces of darkness? How can you determine if you’re living dangerously? The strength of your connection to the flock, your submission to shepherds is the only way measure it.
