Topic(s): Christian Life

The Bible uses some interesting figures to represent Christians and their relationship to God: Vine and branches, clay and Sculptor, sheep and Shepherd. Another interesting metaphor came not from the Bible, but from an African convert. This young man prayed one evening, “O Lord, you are the needle and I am the thread.” He had just visited a school where girls were learning to sew. He watched intently and noticed a simple principle: wherever the needle went, the thread followed. That, he decided, represented his relationship to God. If he would stay close to the Lord, praying, reading His Word, depending entirely upon Him and following Him, God would always lead him where he needed to go. He simply was the thread following the needle. God will guide if we will follow. We often sing the song, “Trust and obey, for there’s no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.”

The Only Opinion that Matters

Topics(s) --> God's Sovereignty

Babe Ruth was at bat and Babe Pinelli was the umpire behind the plate. The first pitch was a swing and a miss, as was the second pitch. Babe Ruth dug in for the next pitch. The pitcher wound up and delivered, and Ruth didn’t move. From behind the plate the umpire cried out, “Strike three!”

Ruth got in Pinelli’s face and said, “There’s 40,000 people here who know that last one was a ball, tomato head.” Pinelli took a look around the stadium, then responded to Ruth, “Maybe so, but mine is the only opinion that counts. The batter’s out!”
                                                         —Jerry Sutton, The Way Back Home
No matter what we think, no matter what anyone in the world thinks —God’s opinion is the only one that matters.