Programmer's Prescription
Theme of the Week: Read the Directions First
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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Key Bible Verse: Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path (Psalm 119:105).Bonus Reading: Ephesians 5:25-30
Just like that computer program, someone wrote your code and knows how every part of your program is supposed to work. Then he plopped you down on planet Earth and sent along a manual. That's right, your Bible. God knew that you and I needed more information. According to [today's Key Bible Verse], his Word will illuminate your daily walk one step at a time. Not only that, it will shine a bright light on where you're headed.
You know how the first 5-to-10 percent of your program works. Things are looking fine when suddenly something goes wrong—say, your marriage is falling apart. What's the first thing you do? You call the technical support department, in this case, a counselor at your church: "Pastor, something's wrong. There's no way that God gave me that woman; there must be a mistake."
Your pastor responds, "Do you have your manual?"
"What?"
"You know, your Bible."
After you dig out your Bible, he asks you to turn to Ephesians 5. Once you get there, your pastor makes sure you understand the passage, and concludes the call this way: "If you do that, your marriage will no longer be a struggle."
—Vince D'Acchioli in HonorBound
My Response: Where do I instinctively turn when things aren't working?
Thought to Apply: An honest man with an open Bible and a pad and pencil is sure to find out what is wrong with him very quickly. —A.W. Tozer (Illinois pastor)
Adapted from HonorBound (Spring/05) by permission.
Copyright © 2009 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integrity magazine.
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