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The Question That Matters Most, by Russ Lawson
"Grandpa," announced young Christopher, "there's something I don't
understand." "What's that, Christopher?" asked Grandpa Russ. "Well,
according to the Bible, the Children of Israel crossed the Red Sea,
right?" "That's right," said Grandpa. "And the Children of Israel beat
up the Philistines, right?" "That's, right." "And the Children of
Israel built the Temple, right?" "Again you're right," said Grandpa
Russ.
Christopher continued, "And the Children of Israel fought the
Egyptians, and the Children of Israel fought the Romans, and the
Children of Israel were always doing something important, right?" "All
that is right, too," agreed Grandpa Russ. "So what's your question?" he
asked. "Well Grandpa, What were all the grown-ups doing all that time?"
Hopefully you can chuckle at the above story, or at least smile about
it, because we understand that "The Children of Israel" was a
description of the Israelite nation. But, this little story sometimes
illustrates the level of questions we hear from adults also.
I never cease to be amazed at the areas of question that some folks
argue about. I believe that some of the folks I have come into contact
with in the past 40 years or so really like to argue more than search
for answers with an open heart.
The apostle Paul gave this instruction to the young preacher Timothy:
Don't let people waste time in endless speculation over myths and
spiritual pedigrees. For these things only cause arguments; they
don't help people live a life of faith in God (1 Timothy 1:4 NLT).
You have the ability to choose!
I would suggest that our time would be much better spent asking
questions that really matter, such as, "Where do I want to end up after
this life is over?" and "How do I get there?" or even, "What does God
expect of my life?" If we concentrate on those questions, the rest of
the important things in life will fall into place.
You have the ability to choose: "endless speculation" over things for
which there are no answers, or questions that really matter. I would
recommend that we pay heed to the old adage when it says, "Think twice;
ask once." You may prefer the more modern admonishment that says, "Put
brain in gear before engaging mouth."
You may be surrounded by many doubts and questions about things in your
life or things in our world, but are they really important? Are you
more interested in arguing or in searching? In the book of Acts, we
meet a jailer in the city of Philippi. He asks Paul and Barnabas THE
MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION any of us can ask: And he [the jailer] brought
them [Paul and Barnabas] out [of the prison], and said, "Sirs, what
must I do to be saved?" (Acts 16:30).
How about you, have you asked that question? Check out the answer the
jailer received and how he responded (Acts 16:31-34). That may be the
answer you are looking for in life.
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(c) 2008 Russ Lawson <rlawson@wclo.net>, Messages from the Heart
<http://www.mfth.net/aboutus.html>. All rights reserved.
RELATED LINKS:
* Dumb Questions We Ask After a Tragedy
http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200705/20070501_dumbquestions.html
* Somewhere Down the Road
http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200706/20070617_downtheroad.html
* What Do You Think?
http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200701/20070130_youthink.html
* Messages from the Heart
http://www.mfth.net/aboutus.html
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