Hello again out there in blog land. Welcome back. Good to see you and I do pray that today,
December 15, 2010 will be a blessed day for you and yours. I thought I would give you a little relief from all the focus on shopping and planning for your big Christmas bash. As you know, I do, from time to time, try to share information reflecting a much more serious theme. Therefore, I wanted you to know some not so well known facts that may stimulate your thinking and bring meaning to your day. Did you know that researchers have discovered in Canada that three tenths of one percent of all automobile accidents involve a moose? How about this one: In a study commissioned by a tooth paste company it was determined that the average person laughs 15 times per day. It's also been reported that on average 75% of females make their bed every day. I hesitate on this one because it sounds a little high to me, but the same study indicated that 45% of males do the same. I typically make my bed 100% of the time on the day she is to come home from her trip. See what I mean? My 100% kind of stands out. Don't you agree? This one is rather sad because it reports that some 13 people per year are killed by vending machines falling on them. And, finally, for you weather buffs, I bet you didn't know that on our globe there are some 44,000 active storms at any given time, and there are 100 lightning strikes per second happening here on the planet, along with an average of 35 earthquakes experienced each and every day.
I did not say those factoids were news you could use except maybe to drone on about things that very few people have any interest in. Some people love trivia and I can take it or leave it but I do enjoy looking at these kinds of somewhat meaningless nuggets of information as a distraction from all the bombardment of the stuff that does mean something to us. I suppose some day you might need to know how many miles per hour the average watch hand moves, but it's not likely something you will be fretting over anytime soon. I have landed before on a channel that occasionally has these sports fanatics testing their knowledge of arcane facts about different sports. I'm talking details that no one in their right mind, as I see it, would ever want to waste a gray cell on. The late Dr. Adrian Rogers, one of the greatest Bible communicators I've ever heard, told about a man he met that was filled up with sports trivia. After their service one day, a man in his Church brought a fellow down to meet Dr. Rogers. He introduced him by saying this former college buddy was a walking encyclopedia regarding sports information all the way back from the early 1900's. He invited Dr. Rogers to challenge him on any question he could think of. Dr. Rogers said he was very polite and cordial but deep down inside he burned with concern for someone who would have used such a brilliant mind to catalog sports trivia. He said he couldn't help but wonder how many verses this smart fellow had cataloged over the years, and how many people could this man have influenced with facts that can change a person's eternal destiny.
In our Bible study class on Sunday morning we have been looking at the facts surrounding God's plan and purpose accomplished in Him sending His Son into the world. It has been a Genesis to The Revelation of Jesus Christ survey and we certainly have only briefly touched on this measureless body of magnificent information that God Himself has provided and preserved for us. When considering the love of God, I am reminded what the song writer had to say: "
Could we with ink the ocean fill, And were the skies of parchment made,Were every stalk on earth a quill, And every man a scribe by trade; To write the love of God above Would drain the ocean dry; Nor could the scroll contain the whole, Though stretched from sky to sky." It's hard to improve on this author's thoughts regarding the depth of the truths God has given to us in His word. If Einstein was said to never try to remember anything that he could easily locate because he wanted to free up that spot in his memory for something more meaningful, then it stands that you and I should recognize the life changing power found in seeking to know, learning as much as we can, and using that which God gives to us from His word to help us become all that He desires for us to be. And, if you have any room left up there in that noggin of yours, you can then be the first to report that a McDonald's Big Mac bun has on average 178 poppy seeds. It is a good day to give thanks unto the Lord.
Amen. .....More later.
I did not say those factoids were news you could use except maybe to drone on about things that very few people have any interest in. Some people love trivia and I can take it or leave it but I do enjoy looking at these kinds of somewhat meaningless nuggets of information as a distraction from all the bombardment of the stuff that does mean something to us. I suppose some day you might need to know how many miles per hour the average watch hand moves, but it's not likely something you will be fretting over anytime soon. I have landed before on a channel that occasionally has these sports fanatics testing their knowledge of arcane facts about different sports. I'm talking details that no one in their right mind, as I see it, would ever want to waste a gray cell on. The late Dr. Adrian Rogers, one of the greatest Bible communicators I've ever heard, told about a man he met that was filled up with sports trivia. After their service one day, a man in his Church brought a fellow down to meet Dr. Rogers. He introduced him by saying this former college buddy was a walking encyclopedia regarding sports information all the way back from the early 1900's. He invited Dr. Rogers to challenge him on any question he could think of. Dr. Rogers said he was very polite and cordial but deep down inside he burned with concern for someone who would have used such a brilliant mind to catalog sports trivia. He said he couldn't help but wonder how many verses this smart fellow had cataloged over the years, and how many people could this man have influenced with facts that can change a person's eternal destiny.
In our Bible study class on Sunday morning we have been looking at the facts surrounding God's plan and purpose accomplished in Him sending His Son into the world. It has been a Genesis to The Revelation of Jesus Christ survey and we certainly have only briefly touched on this measureless body of magnificent information that God Himself has provided and preserved for us. When considering the love of God, I am reminded what the song writer had to say: "Could we with ink the ocean fill, And were the skies of parchment made,Were every stalk on earth a quill, And every man a scribe by trade; To write the love of God above Would drain the ocean dry; Nor could the scroll contain the whole, Though stretched from sky to sky." It's hard to improve on this author's thoughts regarding the depth of the truths God has given to us in His word. If Einstein was said to never try to remember anything that he could easily locate because he wanted to free up that spot in his memory for something more meaningful, then it stands that you and I should recognize the life changing power found in seeking to know, learning as much as we can, and using that which God gives to us from His word to help us become all that He desires for us to be. And, if you have any room left up there in that noggin of yours, you can then be the first to report that a McDonald's Big Mac bun has on average 178 poppy seeds. It is a good day to give thanks unto the Lord. Amen. .....More later.
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