Touch (4 of 5)
Series: Making Sense of Our Senses
Ernest L. Easley
Matthew 8: 1-3
We are are making sense of our senses on these Wednesday nights together. And of course I'm talking about those five God-given senses: Tasting, Seeing, Hearing, Touching and Smelling.
But could there be more than five. What about common sense? Should common sense be added to the list? We often say to someone,
''Use your common sense'' or
''They don't have any common sense'' or
''They may not be that educated, but they sure
have common sense'' or
''They don't have a ounce of sense.''
What is common sense? Well, it's been defined as someone that has ''good sense and sound judgment in practical matters.'' ''A person with common sense can see through the clutter of daily life and make good decisions.'' Do you have common sense? Is it something you're born with or is it something you develop over time?
The Christian Standard Bible translates Proverb 8.5, ''Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced; develop common sense, you who are foolish.'' The NKJV says, ''... be of an understanding heart.''
I agree with Thomas Edison who said,
''Common sense is just not so common.''
There was a passerby who noticed a couple of city workers working along the city sidewalks. The man was very impressed with their hard work, but he couldn't understand what they were doing.
Finally, he approached the workers and asked, ''I appreciate how hard you're both working, but what on earth are you doing? It seems that one of you digs a hole, and then the other guy immediately fills it back up again.''
One of the city workers explained, ''The third guy who plants the trees is off sick today.''
Someone once said, ''The difference between common sense and stupidity is that common sense has its limits.'' Like that man who had a lifesaving tool in his car. It was designed to cut through a seat belt if they get trapped in the car. He kept it in the trunk.
Well, ...
Series: Making Sense of Our Senses
Ernest L. Easley
Matthew 8: 1-3
We are are making sense of our senses on these Wednesday nights together. And of course I'm talking about those five God-given senses: Tasting, Seeing, Hearing, Touching and Smelling.
But could there be more than five. What about common sense? Should common sense be added to the list? We often say to someone,
''Use your common sense'' or
''They don't have any common sense'' or
''They may not be that educated, but they sure
have common sense'' or
''They don't have a ounce of sense.''
What is common sense? Well, it's been defined as someone that has ''good sense and sound judgment in practical matters.'' ''A person with common sense can see through the clutter of daily life and make good decisions.'' Do you have common sense? Is it something you're born with or is it something you develop over time?
The Christian Standard Bible translates Proverb 8.5, ''Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced; develop common sense, you who are foolish.'' The NKJV says, ''... be of an understanding heart.''
I agree with Thomas Edison who said,
''Common sense is just not so common.''
There was a passerby who noticed a couple of city workers working along the city sidewalks. The man was very impressed with their hard work, but he couldn't understand what they were doing.
Finally, he approached the workers and asked, ''I appreciate how hard you're both working, but what on earth are you doing? It seems that one of you digs a hole, and then the other guy immediately fills it back up again.''
One of the city workers explained, ''The third guy who plants the trees is off sick today.''
Someone once said, ''The difference between common sense and stupidity is that common sense has its limits.'' Like that man who had a lifesaving tool in his car. It was designed to cut through a seat belt if they get trapped in the car. He kept it in the trunk.
Well, ...
There are 18641 characters in the full content. This excerpt only shows a 2000 character sample of the full content.
Price: $5.99 or 1 credit
