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Tuesday's Grand Connection Thought
by Mary May Larmoyeux
Have you ever wondered "What's going on with our world?" I sure have. I'm going to date myself, but I remember a time when it wasn't polite to say "pregnant" in public. Now, that seems like centuries ago, doesn't it?
Has our world forgotten who made it? How many today really
believe the words of Isaiah 40:28, "Do you not know? Have you not
heard? The Lord is the
everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth."
A couple of Christmases ago, Pops and I
bought a puzzle cube for our grandkids to play with. Looking at it today reminds
me of what happens when we try to get around a designer's design. The cube had
a Christmas picture of Charlie Brown and Snoopy. When someone put the picture together,
everything fit together nicely.
Well, one of our grandkids had a stroke of genius.
She discovered that the pictures were not painted on the individual squares; they
were made with stickers. One day when the picture was scrambled, she decided to
pull off the stickers and form the correct picture herself—a much easier thing
to do. And, I might add, when she finished the first time it looked just like
the accurately completed puzzle.
But there was a problem. If the cube was
turned, the picture was a mess. So when that happened, she and other grandkids
tried to put it together again. Some of the kids put stickers on top of
stickers. Quite frankly, now the Christmas photo cube is useless.
As a grandmother whose life is centered on
Jesus Christ, I'm reminded of Who is holding this crazy world together, even
now. Colossians 1:16-18 says: " For
in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and
invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have
been created through him and for him. He is before all
things, and in him all things hold together. And he is
the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from
among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy."
When the older grandkids come over, I want to show them what once used to be a fun puzzle cube and compare it
to the choices they will have in life. They can either follow the Designer's
pattern, or choose some shortcuts that might have temporary satisfaction (with
possible life-changing results).
The choice is theirs. Pops and I pray that
they will choose wisely.
Mary
Mary May Larmoyeux
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2 comments:
Great analogy, Mary! My son did the same trick with a Rubik's Cube. He would either take all the stickers off or take it apart and put it back together solved. I wondered how he could solve that puzzle so fast. But I wasn't so impressed when I realized he cheated. I guess there's a spiritual lesson for all of us in that one, too. Thanks again for sharing your life lessons!
Thanks, Karen, for sharing about your son. Aren't kids smart! And I agree about the spiritual lessons being for all of us ... regardless of our ages.
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