How is it that so few take care to make sure that the God they are worshiping is in fact the true God? How many people glaze over and become bored or disinterested when they hear teaching aimed at making sure that the God they are worshiping is in fact the God of the Bible—the triune God who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? Does it not matter whether we are worshiping the true God versus a false god? You better believe it matters. It matters eternally.

Last Saturday, I watched an old video of the moments right after my son’s birth. Right after the delivery, the nurses took him to a table near the bed, cleaned him off, and put medical tags around his wrist and around his ankle. Do you know why they did that? So that no one at any time would get confused about who this baby is.

I recently read about two men who were born on the same day in the same hospital in Canada 67 years ago (source, source). A few years ago, the men discovered that the hospital sent them home with the wrong families. At this point, all of the parents have passed away never having learned that their real child was taken from them. And now, these two elderly men and their families are dealing with the emotional aftermath of this shocking revelation about who they are and who they aren’t. Why? Because someone 67 years ago in a hospital in Canada got confused about who these children were.

Mothers, after you gave birth, did it matter to you that the baby you delivered be the same one that you took home with you? What if hospital personnel told you as you were leaving for home, “Things got a little hectic back in the nursery this week. We think this is your baby, but we can’t be sure. But we know that we owe you a baby, so you go ahead and take this one.” Would that be acceptable to you? Would anyone in their right mind find that acceptable?

Husbands, think back to your wedding day. You run out to the car after the reception, everyone is throwing rice and cheering, a lot of confusion. But you get into your side of the car and she gets into hers. And as you are driving away, you look over and discover a woman in a wedding dress in the passenger seat, but it’s not the woman you just married.

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