Bobservations
by Pastor Bob Lawrenz
Skills and
abilities are the tools that God instills in people to accomplish most
anything. Those things should evoke a thankfulness within that gives glory to
God. But then… then there is that less tangible portion of our successes that
comes more from Godly wisdom, than it does from Godly knowledge.
Timing; timing seems to be vital in so many
facets of our lives. Without good timing, nothing goes as we planned.
I was watching a rerun of “The Rifleman”
this past week with Lukas McCane, and his young son, Mark. Integral to this
episode was the subject of inventions. In his youthful exuberance, Mark got
excited about the prospects of machines in the future, and at the end of the
show, he said we might see a day when a machine might even replace the horse
for work and transportation. His skeptical Dad, Lukas, gave him a grin, and
said, “That would never happen.” The Skeptic vs. the Visionary…
Inventors are usually visionaries who are
ahead of their time, yet their ideas helped to forge dreams into future
realities for the benefit of all mankind. Thomas Edison and Henry Ford were
these kinds of men. And though their invention does not bear their names,
Chester Carlson and John Dessauer’s invention was furthered under the vision of
Joseph C. Wilson, and the process of xerography came to the marketplace. Haloid
Photographic Company became Haloid-Xerox Company in 1958, and Xerox Corporation
was the result in 1961. Four years later, Xerox revenue was over 500 million
dollars. …Timing…
The difference between a skeptic and a
visionary is usually timing and hope. There is a practical application to both,
and God is such a Visionary while mankind is often the skeptic. But there are
men and women who are filled with the Holy Spirit who can see ahead, and make
plans accordingly. The prophets were sent to give a message to Israel from God, and today there are men and women
who retain a boldness to still speak God’s Word to us. God’s Word never
changes, and as a consequence, His plans for us never veer off track.
“For I know the
thoughts that I think toward you, thoughts of peace,
and not of evil, to
give you a future, and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11)
