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Series: It Matters
Joey Rodgers
Judges 3:31, 5:6
I recently read of a pastor who decided to visit the various S.S. classes in his church . Class after class encouraged him as he heard the God's Word being taught - that's until he settled in on the 6th grade class. After listening to the discussion, the pastor asked the kids if they could tell him who knocked down the walls of Jericho. Immediately two boys replied, ''Pastor, we don't know who did it, but it wasn't us! Surprised at their lack of Bible knowledge, he turned to the teacher and asked, ''What do you think about their answer?'' The teacher replied, ''Well pastor, I've known these boys for a long time since they were little kids - and they've always been honest. If they say they didn't do - then I believe them!''
It's hard not to laugh (and cry) at such a silly story, but the truth is there are countless stories in Scripture of amazing people that many of us have never heard of or just happened to miss when we were reading. Many of these stories are of great significance to our lives should we take the time to reflect on them. Quite simply - there's a reason God wanted these people and stories remembered. Many of these stories are of obscure people who suddenly appear w/in the Biblical narrative to be used of God in a mighty way only to disappear almost as quickly as they appeared - and then never mentioned again. Among those who come to mind:
- Adino and Eleazar - 2 Sm. 23 - Two of David's mighty men - Adino killed 800 men at one time w/ a spear - while Eleazar fought so boldly against Philistines his hand wouldn't open and allow him to release his sword.
- Benaiah - 1 Chr. 22 - who killed two champions of Moab and also fell into a pit w/ a lion on a snowy day.
- Little boy who gave his lunch to Jesus - John 6 - He gave what little he had and God used it to feed the masses.
- Joseph of Arimathea - John 19 - who at great personal risk/expense purchased the tomb for Jesus' ...
Series: It Matters
Joey Rodgers
Judges 3:31, 5:6
I recently read of a pastor who decided to visit the various S.S. classes in his church . Class after class encouraged him as he heard the God's Word being taught - that's until he settled in on the 6th grade class. After listening to the discussion, the pastor asked the kids if they could tell him who knocked down the walls of Jericho. Immediately two boys replied, ''Pastor, we don't know who did it, but it wasn't us! Surprised at their lack of Bible knowledge, he turned to the teacher and asked, ''What do you think about their answer?'' The teacher replied, ''Well pastor, I've known these boys for a long time since they were little kids - and they've always been honest. If they say they didn't do - then I believe them!''
It's hard not to laugh (and cry) at such a silly story, but the truth is there are countless stories in Scripture of amazing people that many of us have never heard of or just happened to miss when we were reading. Many of these stories are of great significance to our lives should we take the time to reflect on them. Quite simply - there's a reason God wanted these people and stories remembered. Many of these stories are of obscure people who suddenly appear w/in the Biblical narrative to be used of God in a mighty way only to disappear almost as quickly as they appeared - and then never mentioned again. Among those who come to mind:
- Adino and Eleazar - 2 Sm. 23 - Two of David's mighty men - Adino killed 800 men at one time w/ a spear - while Eleazar fought so boldly against Philistines his hand wouldn't open and allow him to release his sword.
- Benaiah - 1 Chr. 22 - who killed two champions of Moab and also fell into a pit w/ a lion on a snowy day.
- Little boy who gave his lunch to Jesus - John 6 - He gave what little he had and God used it to feed the masses.
- Joseph of Arimathea - John 19 - who at great personal risk/expense purchased the tomb for Jesus' ...
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