The story is told about a bird that became bored with the God of Nature's way of

sustaining him -scratching among the leaves for worms - so he made a deal with a fox.

'A very clever bird indeed,' he thought.

He agreed to give one of his feathers for a worm each day, which the fox promised to

lay upon a rock for him and then depart. The clever bird could see no danger in this,

since the fox took his departure back to his den in the woods after placing the worm upon

the rock. It seemed a harmless means to a worthy end: sustaining his life. It was much to

be preferred over the "method" given him by God who made him.

Day after day the clever bird received his worm and waxed fatter - until one SAD DAY,

having flown down to the ground and eaten his worm, he found that he had sold so many

feathers that he could no longer fly. Then came the sudden realization that he had simply

fattened and plucked himself for the fox's dinner.

principle here and selling another there, giving up their identity and the means of their

personal vigor on the basis of "expedience," to that old fox of the world, the devil.

For a time those churches seem to grow fat on the diet thus obtained, but the day will

come when they have plucked and fattened themselves for Satan's dinner.

This is the pattern of apostasy (Matt. 15:9-14). Nothing is expedient in the realm of

religion that is not FIRST lawful - Biblically authorized --

(2 John 9). Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God.

Mat 7; 21 ¶ "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven,