What could Possibly.Go.Wrong?
When we ask that, we are usually thinking the answer is..."nothing".
But we seldom think this through. Invariably there is something that can go wrong, and often does.
A Scripture verse this morning reminded me of a story from Lexington Park Baptist Church, MD, where we were members from 1974-77.
Dear sweet Brenda was helping teach a children's Sunday School class. The children's activity for that Sunday, involved "fishing" for Bible verses. In this activity, to create interest, the child would use a small fishing rod with a clothespin attached to the line. The child would "cast" their line behind a little screen where an adult would clip a little Bible verse for the child to retrieve and take home.
Innocent, right? Nothing could possibly go wrong, right. Think about it. See if you can imagine ANYTHING that could possibly go wrong with this simple, innocent activity.
No really, use your imagination.
Come up with anything?
Now, here's the rest of the story.
A little girl was visiting the Sunday School with her family for the very first time.
The innocent lass dangles her "hook" over the screen and retrieves her simple little Bible verse, which is randomly picked and attached to her line.
And the random Bible verse that she takes home to her visiting family:
Bring an offering!" Which could have been taken from Ps 96:8 or I Chronicles 16:29.
So, keep that in mind the next time you ask that question.
When we ask that, we are usually thinking the answer is..."nothing".
But we seldom think this through. Invariably there is something that can go wrong, and often does.
A Scripture verse this morning reminded me of a story from Lexington Park Baptist Church, MD, where we were members from 1974-77.
Dear sweet Brenda was helping teach a children's Sunday School class. The children's activity for that Sunday, involved "fishing" for Bible verses. In this activity, to create interest, the child would use a small fishing rod with a clothespin attached to the line. The child would "cast" their line behind a little screen where an adult would clip a little Bible verse for the child to retrieve and take home.
Innocent, right? Nothing could possibly go wrong, right. Think about it. See if you can imagine ANYTHING that could possibly go wrong with this simple, innocent activity.
No really, use your imagination.
Come up with anything?
Now, here's the rest of the story.
A little girl was visiting the Sunday School with her family for the very first time.
The innocent lass dangles her "hook" over the screen and retrieves her simple little Bible verse, which is randomly picked and attached to her line.
And the random Bible verse that she takes home to her visiting family:
Bring an offering!" Which could have been taken from Ps 96:8 or I Chronicles 16:29.
So, keep that in mind the next time you ask that question.
LOL..Yep, man's best efforts to divide the word into verses and chapters...Can really make it interesting, when the mind of man starts attempting to explain it...:) Lord bless us w/ revelation to your glory!
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