“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” Matthew 7:8-9
I have a friend who has a specialized vehicle that his caretaker uses to drive him around. They depend upon that vehicle. I received a message that the ‘check engine light’ was on and the vehicle was acting funny. Being a snowbird and only here in the winter, she asked if I might have a suggestion. My answer? “No worries… I KNOW people!”
You MAY have noticed I didn’t say I know how to ‘repair vehicles.’ But I DO know PEOPLE. And THOSE people, know people who DO! I dialed my favorite connection and followed his instructions. I drove to my friend’s house, picked up the vehicle and then drove it to my connection. My connection guy called a guy HE knew who came over and looked at it…then told me to take it to another guy who specializes in this kind of thing. I did!
Driving only a half mile to THAT place, I had been told by the guy who knows my connection that it MAY still be under the factory warranty! When I got there, I met Bob. We got to talking and it turns out Bob personally KNOWS MY main guy… JESUS! As soon as I mentioned Jesus, Bob perked up with a smile and we turned our conversation to our mutual God. As we did, Bob ran his scanner on the engine! 15 minutes later… it was fixed! For FREE! Turns out It HAD been under warranty all along!
In my vocation I run into a LOT of BROKEN people. Some more severely than others. Interestingly enough, MOST people, and I include myself, default to the idea that we are BROKEN because of what we have DONE! And that SOMETHING has to be DONE to get it right again. When I see that problem, I LOVE pointing to the person I KNOW!
“Heaven is like a good government job… it’s not what you DO but who you KNOW!” is one of my favorite sayings. Being ‘born again’ by my RELATIONSHIP with Jesus Christ, I have a warranty under the hood of my heart. I must confess I get off track when I forget that… then try to DO something instead of asking the one I KNOW!
I am NOT valuable to God because of my actions or deeds. I am valuable to Him because I love His Son! I don’t EARN His blessing, I HAVE it. I don’t add or give ANYTHING to Him by my ‘doing’s,’ but because I ALWAYS call on Him when ‘I am done!’ He is ALWAYS there when I ask…GUARANTEED and for FREE!
Who do YOU know?
