Title: God of a Second Chance (3)
Series: Psalm 23
Author: Robert Dawson
Text: Psalm 23
While serving as a missionary in the Philippines, Allan Golding visited the St. Louis Silver School in the mountains of Northern Luzon. It was a school that trained silversmiths. He was amazed as they watched these artisans work and awed by some of their amazing creations. Allan bought a pure silver money clip from the store. It had a unique and beautiful design.
He carried that clip for the next 24 years until one day, as he slipped a few bills into it, it broke in two pieces. He took the pieces of the clip back to the silver school hoping someone there could help. Golding explained that he had bought the clip 24 years ago and then placed the two broken pieces into the hands of the craftsman who examined it for a few moments and said, "I designed this clip. I was the only one to make this design. I made all of these that were ever made." Golding, a little hopeful, asked, "Can you fix it?" The man replied, "I designed it. I made it. Of course I can fix it!" (preachingtoday.com)
In life, things break. They wear out. Cars tear up. Roofs leak. A/C units go out. Wood rots. Paint fades. Truth is that our stuff is not the only thing that breaks in life. We break. I'm not simply talking about our bodies and how they wear down and break.
- Life wears on us emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.
- Life is difficult. Life's pressure pushes on us, and we break down.
Sometimes, we break ourselves. We make sinful choices and find the consequences long term are not worth the short-term pleasures. We make foolish choices and find the consequences are greater than we imagined. Once we make our choices, our choices have a way of choosing for us. They cause things to unravel and fall apart.
Whether it is done to us or whether we have done it to ourselves, life often leaves us broken and in need of repair. At times, we all need a little restoration. It is good to know t ...
Series: Psalm 23
Author: Robert Dawson
Text: Psalm 23
While serving as a missionary in the Philippines, Allan Golding visited the St. Louis Silver School in the mountains of Northern Luzon. It was a school that trained silversmiths. He was amazed as they watched these artisans work and awed by some of their amazing creations. Allan bought a pure silver money clip from the store. It had a unique and beautiful design.
He carried that clip for the next 24 years until one day, as he slipped a few bills into it, it broke in two pieces. He took the pieces of the clip back to the silver school hoping someone there could help. Golding explained that he had bought the clip 24 years ago and then placed the two broken pieces into the hands of the craftsman who examined it for a few moments and said, "I designed this clip. I was the only one to make this design. I made all of these that were ever made." Golding, a little hopeful, asked, "Can you fix it?" The man replied, "I designed it. I made it. Of course I can fix it!" (preachingtoday.com)
In life, things break. They wear out. Cars tear up. Roofs leak. A/C units go out. Wood rots. Paint fades. Truth is that our stuff is not the only thing that breaks in life. We break. I'm not simply talking about our bodies and how they wear down and break.
- Life wears on us emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.
- Life is difficult. Life's pressure pushes on us, and we break down.
Sometimes, we break ourselves. We make sinful choices and find the consequences long term are not worth the short-term pleasures. We make foolish choices and find the consequences are greater than we imagined. Once we make our choices, our choices have a way of choosing for us. They cause things to unravel and fall apart.
Whether it is done to us or whether we have done it to ourselves, life often leaves us broken and in need of repair. At times, we all need a little restoration. It is good to know t ...
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