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The
Master Technician
In
the early days of the automobile, a man's Model-T Ford
stalled in the middle of
the road. He
couldn't get it started no matter how hard he cranked
nor how much he tried to advance the spark or adjust
things under the hood. Just then a chauffeured limousine pulled up behind him, and a
wiry, energetic man stepped out from the back seat and
offered his assistance.
After tinkering for a few moments the stranger
said, "Now try it!" Immediately the engine leaped to life.
“How
did you know how to fix it?” asked the driver of the
car. The well-dressed individual then identified
himself: “I
am Henry Ford. I designed and built these cars, so I know what to do when
something goes wrong."
In
like manner, God designed and created each one of
us. He
knows the purpose for
which we were intended.
He has revealed to us in His Word (THE
Owner’s manual) that we have been created for His
glory (see Isaiah 45:7; 1 Corinthians 10:31).
To glorify God with our lives, therefore, is
our greatest purpose.
Yet
each and every one of us has the desire to do it “MY
way.”
Our lives
may run smoothly for a while, and we may think we have
everything under
control. But
eventually and ultimately, we break down.
Our problems worsen
because we are unable to identify the TRUE source of
the problem, nor do we know how to correct it.
As
our Creator, God not only knows the very reason for
our existence, but He also
understands the nature of our problem and knows how to
"fix" us when our lives are broken.
Our
rebellion of wanting to do things “MY
way” is what the Bible calls SIN.
Sin is deceptive because it causes us to feel
like we are in control. I heard one person make a keen observation:
“I am NOT a self-made man.
If I had made myself, I would have made a
mess.” Now
that’s the truth, no matter how sin tries to distort
it.
“MY way”
is self-destructive!
See Matthew 7:13-14.
Sin
destroys our lives!
It may do it gradually, but eventually it
WILL happen. However,
our Creator is also our Savior!
He sent His Son to die for our sins
so that
our lives might be “fixed” in order that we may
live abundantly now and eternally when Jesus
comes again. The
problem of sin is corrected in our lives when we trust
Jesus (Hebrews 11:6), repent
of our sins (2 Corinthians 7:10), confess
that Jesus is the Son of God (Romans 10:9-10), and are
baptized in order
to have our sins washed away (Acts 22:16). As WE continue to
operate our lives according to the Owner’s manual,
our Owner continues
to keep our lives free from the sin problem by washing
them away with the blood of Jesus (1 John 1:7).
Don’t
be fooled! Sin
WILL
break you down and leave you stranded.
Let the
"Master"
Technician
correct the problem - before it’s too late.
God
bless you!
David A. Sargent,
Minister
Church of Christ at Creekwood
1901 Schillinger Rd. S.
Mobile, Alabama 36695
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