THE KING WHO TURNED WHITE (5 OF 8)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: II Chronicles 26:1-23
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The King Who Turned White (5 of 8)
Series: The Biggest Losers
Jeff Strite
II Chronicles 26:1-23
OPEN: A man by the name of Keith Miller told of the time when his daughters were very young. They’d drop them off at the church’s children’s chapel on Sundays before the 11 am service. But one day Keith chanced to be in the class when the preacher was telling the story for the day to the kids.
The preacher was talking to the children about sheep. He said that sheep weren’t very clever and needed lots of guidance and that a shepherd’s job was to stay close to the sheep, protect them from wild animals and keep them from wandering off and doing foolish things that would get them hurt or killed.
He pointed to the children in the room and said that they were the sheep and needed lots of guidance.
Then the minister put his hands out to the side, palms up in a dramatic gesture, and with raised eyebrows said to the children, ‘‘If you are the sheep then who is the shepherd?’’
He was pretty obviously indicating himself.
A silence of a few seconds followed.
Then a young visitor said,’’ Jesus, Jesus is the shepherd.’’
The young minister, obviously caught by surprise, said to the boy, ‘‘Well, then, who am I?’’
The little boy frowned thoughtfully and then said with a shrug ‘‘I guess you must be a sheep dog.’’
APPLY: That preacher had just experienced a humbling moment.
In his pride he literally felt upstaged by Jesus
He had been trying to teach the children that HE was the pastor of the church, the shepherd of the flock. But then he was faced with the obvious truth that Jesus was that true shepherd… and it flustered him.
Now, I don’t really think that preacher felt that he was equal with God… but in our text this morning, we read the story of King who thought he was pretty close.
His name was King Uzziah.
STORY: King Uzziah had the opportunity to be one of the greatest Kings in Israel’s history. II Chronicles 26:3-5 tells us:
‘‘Uzziah was sixteen years ...
Series: The Biggest Losers
Jeff Strite
II Chronicles 26:1-23
OPEN: A man by the name of Keith Miller told of the time when his daughters were very young. They’d drop them off at the church’s children’s chapel on Sundays before the 11 am service. But one day Keith chanced to be in the class when the preacher was telling the story for the day to the kids.
The preacher was talking to the children about sheep. He said that sheep weren’t very clever and needed lots of guidance and that a shepherd’s job was to stay close to the sheep, protect them from wild animals and keep them from wandering off and doing foolish things that would get them hurt or killed.
He pointed to the children in the room and said that they were the sheep and needed lots of guidance.
Then the minister put his hands out to the side, palms up in a dramatic gesture, and with raised eyebrows said to the children, ‘‘If you are the sheep then who is the shepherd?’’
He was pretty obviously indicating himself.
A silence of a few seconds followed.
Then a young visitor said,’’ Jesus, Jesus is the shepherd.’’
The young minister, obviously caught by surprise, said to the boy, ‘‘Well, then, who am I?’’
The little boy frowned thoughtfully and then said with a shrug ‘‘I guess you must be a sheep dog.’’
APPLY: That preacher had just experienced a humbling moment.
In his pride he literally felt upstaged by Jesus
He had been trying to teach the children that HE was the pastor of the church, the shepherd of the flock. But then he was faced with the obvious truth that Jesus was that true shepherd… and it flustered him.
Now, I don’t really think that preacher felt that he was equal with God… but in our text this morning, we read the story of King who thought he was pretty close.
His name was King Uzziah.
STORY: King Uzziah had the opportunity to be one of the greatest Kings in Israel’s history. II Chronicles 26:3-5 tells us:
‘‘Uzziah was sixteen years ...
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