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Looking For A Loophole. W C Fields Story
Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 3, 2026 (message contributor)
It is a difficult thing... to look in the mirror of our soul... and see where we really stand ... in our relationship with God.
Some hold back ... from a total commitment to Jesus... and in a way, ... are looking for a loophole ... to make them acceptable ... before God. (Pause)
W. C. Fields was sitting in bed one morning with a drink in one hand ... and a Bible ... in the other.
His friend Douglas Fairbanks ... stopped by to see him.
He said, "Bill, .... I didn't know you were such a religious man."
W.C. replied, "I'm not. I'm not.
I'm just looking ... for a loophole." (Pause)
People whose religion is shallow ... often think that they will get by ... through finding ... some loophole.
The spirit that God placed in all human beings ... is crying out ... for a relationship ... with the creator.
Yet our flesh ... is in battle with our spirit ... and if our commitment is superficial ... we will far too often give in.
We fall short ... we yield to the flesh.
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