WHERE THE BIBLE SPEAKS (2 OF 4)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Proverbs 30:1-6
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Where The Bible Speaks (2 of 4)
Series: Whatsa Motto U
Jeff Strite
Proverbs 30:1-6
OPEN: A man once told of purchasing his first pickup truck. And he also bought a book on gasoline engines because he was afraid of being ripped off at the service station. He wrote:
''The first time I took the truck in for repairs, I smugly wrote down what the problem was and what needed to be fixed. That night when I returned for the truck, I found this note attached to the windshield:
'I fixed the problem in your truck, but in order for me to fix the problem you described, you'll have to bring in the lawnmower. I suggest you go back a couple of chapters. My wife has the same book.'''
APPLY: Now that story puzzles me. This guy buys a book that he doesn't understand. And he takes his truck to a mechanic he's not sure he can trust.
Excuse me - if I don't think I can trust a mechanic I'm not going to take my vehicle to him. I take my car to MY mechanic because I trust him... and because I know I can't fix the problem but he can.
In Proverbs chapter 30 someone named Agur warns us to be careful NOT to treat God or His Word the way that guy treated his mechanic.
Agur starts out by trying to get us to understand that we're not intelligent enough to correct God. He says of himself: ''I'm not smart enough!''
''I am the most ignorant of men; I do not have a man's understanding. I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.'' Proverbs 30:2
In other words... I'm not smart enough! But then he implies that he has observed people who thought they were ''smart enough''. He had seen people who misused Scripture because they thought they were smarter than God. The thought they knew more than the ''Mechanic''.
''Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered up the wind in the hollow of his hands? Who has wrapped up the waters in his cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and the name of his son? Tell me ...
Series: Whatsa Motto U
Jeff Strite
Proverbs 30:1-6
OPEN: A man once told of purchasing his first pickup truck. And he also bought a book on gasoline engines because he was afraid of being ripped off at the service station. He wrote:
''The first time I took the truck in for repairs, I smugly wrote down what the problem was and what needed to be fixed. That night when I returned for the truck, I found this note attached to the windshield:
'I fixed the problem in your truck, but in order for me to fix the problem you described, you'll have to bring in the lawnmower. I suggest you go back a couple of chapters. My wife has the same book.'''
APPLY: Now that story puzzles me. This guy buys a book that he doesn't understand. And he takes his truck to a mechanic he's not sure he can trust.
Excuse me - if I don't think I can trust a mechanic I'm not going to take my vehicle to him. I take my car to MY mechanic because I trust him... and because I know I can't fix the problem but he can.
In Proverbs chapter 30 someone named Agur warns us to be careful NOT to treat God or His Word the way that guy treated his mechanic.
Agur starts out by trying to get us to understand that we're not intelligent enough to correct God. He says of himself: ''I'm not smart enough!''
''I am the most ignorant of men; I do not have a man's understanding. I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.'' Proverbs 30:2
In other words... I'm not smart enough! But then he implies that he has observed people who thought they were ''smart enough''. He had seen people who misused Scripture because they thought they were smarter than God. The thought they knew more than the ''Mechanic''.
''Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered up the wind in the hollow of his hands? Who has wrapped up the waters in his cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and the name of his son? Tell me ...
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