Wednesday, April 4, 2001
Wednesday, April 4, 2001
"You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."
The doomed man decided he would spend his remaining time on earth enjoying himself. He quit
his job, bought a sports car, and a closet full of new suits and shoes. Then he went to get himself a
dozen tailored shirts. He went to the finest shirt shop he could find. The tailor measured him and
wrote down, "size l6 neck."
"Wait a moment," the man interrupted. "I always wear a size l4 neck, and that is what I want."
"I'd be glad to do it for you, sir," the tailor replied. "However, if you wear a size l4 neck I can
guarantee you that you're going to have terrible neck pains, throbbing headaches and recurring
dizzy spells."
The tailor had unknowingly unmasked this man's real problem. Real problems require real
solutions. Consider humanity's basic problem. There is something wrong at the very heart of
humanity. Something sick, something twisted, something perverted. The Bible calls it sin. But
where is the solution? Our freedom from sin is found in our savior Jesus Christ.
(John 8:32
NRSV)
There is a silly story about a man who went to his doctor complaining about terrible neck pains,
throbbing headaches and recurring dizzy spells. The doctor examined him and said, "I'm afraid I
have some bad news for you. You have only six months to live."
Dear God, what silly things I do that move me away from you. Help me to make more room for
you. Amen.
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