“Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts” Hebrews 3:8
I guess that my age had something to do with it…but when I went for my yearly physical, the technician said that he needed to get an EKG. He then pulled out a razor and started shaving spots out of my chest hair for the contacts to adhere to my skin. Later, when I got home, I looked in the mirror and didn’t really approve of the leopard look. So I started THINKING…and THEN…took matters into my own hands!
I’ve seen pictures of body builders and younger tough guys. One thing they seem to have in common is a developed chest and 6 pack abs…and NO Chest Hair! Having worked out at the gym for about 7 months, I realized I wasn’t going to be getting ‘The Look’ anytime soon! But I COULD, AND had REASON to, get the hairless thing going! And RIGHT NOW! So I grabbed my razor.
OK. I went a little crazy. As the hair flew to reveal my un-chiseled white body, I felt more like a 7 year old than an Olympic champion! When Katie got home, I puffed out my naked chest to welcome her! She laughed and said, “What have you DONE?” Receiving verification of a dumb deed humbles a man!
We were going along nicely. At least according to the Bible. Our Country seemed to be recovering nicely from the stupidity of heathens who did not regard God and His Word as Primary. Looking at our local and global conditions today has had the same effect on me as those little, hairless spots in the mirror. I’m sick and I’m tired. With the same mentality in grabbing the razor, I want to quickly, and simply, rid myself of this imperfect spotted beast!
Spending time in devotion this morning, I was ashamed that emails of new stories about antisemitism on the rise and an anti-God agenda had grabbed more of my attention than Jesus did. I had unintentionally been sucked in and fell for it. But as I said, I am sick and tired. But I’m MOSTLY sick and tired of being made to feel weak and hairless. What I NEED…is some CHEST!
Everyone knows the slogan that says “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” I have championed a lot of things and been involved enough to make LOTS of folks to not personally like me. After this last election, I felt like I should let someone else step up and step out in Holy battle. But after seeing myself in the mirror beside God’s Heroes of Faith, I don’t like what I see! And… I’m starting to HEAR things!
NO one likes to go right back into the ring immediately. ESPECIALLY after a Whoopin! It takes time to heal the body, mind and spirit. And while I’m far from the ‘lock-n-load’ stage, I AM thinking of looking for my sword sharpener to see if it still works. Because if what I am hearing IS coming from my Master…it ain’t the chest that matters as much as what’s BEHIND it!
What are YOU hearing?
