TURN THE OTHER CHEEK (7 OF 12)
by Will McGee
Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48
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Turn the Other Cheek (7 of 12)
Series: Sermon on the Mount
Will McGee
Matthew 5:38-48
A few months ago, I took up a new hobby. I decided to build an electric guitar.
I spent months researching how guitars are built. How different woods make different sounds. I finally, decided on the style I wanted... And I set out to build it.
The hardest, most-time consuming part of building a guitar is actually painting it. You're dealing with specialized paints. You have to wait for a certain type of weather. You have wait days, sometimes even weeks between coats. I spent nearly two months painting this guitar... It looked gorgeous. Paint went on evenly... Put on the clearcoat... It looked great! I was ready to put the guitar together and start playing...
But then, I read the final step in the instructions... And I thought, ''I don't want to do this.'' The final step in painting a guitar... Is to polish it. So that it will have that shine on the finish.
But the way you do it, is scary... it seems counter intuitive... It feels like a huge risk that could backfire... The instructions say to take various grits of sandpaper... And that beautiful guitar you've spent months working on... Paying attention to every detail... You scratch it all up.
This is so the polishing wax will be able to bond to the guitar... Then, once you've waxed it... You polish and buff it... And it results in a mirror-like shine. Can see your reflection.
But when I got to this step... I just sat there... Hesitant... Am I really about to scratch this guitar up? What if I ruin this thing?
But I had to trust the instructions... the advice of the experts... So, I did it... At first, it felt and looked like I had destroyed my guitar... I felt sick... But as I completed the steps... And began polishing... I started to see a beautiful reflection in the finish of the guitar.
Jesus's words in the sermon on the mount... Feel much like taking sandpaper to your life.
You may und ...
Series: Sermon on the Mount
Will McGee
Matthew 5:38-48
A few months ago, I took up a new hobby. I decided to build an electric guitar.
I spent months researching how guitars are built. How different woods make different sounds. I finally, decided on the style I wanted... And I set out to build it.
The hardest, most-time consuming part of building a guitar is actually painting it. You're dealing with specialized paints. You have to wait for a certain type of weather. You have wait days, sometimes even weeks between coats. I spent nearly two months painting this guitar... It looked gorgeous. Paint went on evenly... Put on the clearcoat... It looked great! I was ready to put the guitar together and start playing...
But then, I read the final step in the instructions... And I thought, ''I don't want to do this.'' The final step in painting a guitar... Is to polish it. So that it will have that shine on the finish.
But the way you do it, is scary... it seems counter intuitive... It feels like a huge risk that could backfire... The instructions say to take various grits of sandpaper... And that beautiful guitar you've spent months working on... Paying attention to every detail... You scratch it all up.
This is so the polishing wax will be able to bond to the guitar... Then, once you've waxed it... You polish and buff it... And it results in a mirror-like shine. Can see your reflection.
But when I got to this step... I just sat there... Hesitant... Am I really about to scratch this guitar up? What if I ruin this thing?
But I had to trust the instructions... the advice of the experts... So, I did it... At first, it felt and looked like I had destroyed my guitar... I felt sick... But as I completed the steps... And began polishing... I started to see a beautiful reflection in the finish of the guitar.
Jesus's words in the sermon on the mount... Feel much like taking sandpaper to your life.
You may und ...
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