The conclusion of the Matter

The conclusion of the Matter; NV 8/5/01 pm

OS: A Can you draw a conclusion?

A salesman, driving on a lonely country road one dark rainy night, had a flat. He opened the trunk; there was no lug wrench. He headed into the driving rain toward a dimly lit farmhouse. Surely the farmer would have a lug wrench he could borrow, he thought. Of course, it was late at night-the farmer would be asleep in his warm, dry bed. Maybe he wouldn’t answer the door. And even if he did, he’d be angry at being awakened in the middle of the night. The salesman, picking his way blindly in the dark, stumbled on. By now his shoes and clothing were soaked. Even if the farmer did answer his knock, he would probably shout something like, “What’s the big idea waking me up at this hour?” This thought made the salesman angry. What right did that farmer have to refuse him the loan of a lug wrench? After all, here he was stranded in the middle of nowhere, soaked to the skin. The farmer was a selfish clod-no doubt about that! The salesman finally reached the house and banged loudly on the door. A light went on inside, and a window opened above. A voice called out, “Who is it?” His face white with anger, the salesman called out, “You know very well who it is. It’s me! And you can keep your blasted lug wrench. I wouldn’t borrow it now if you had the last one on earth!”

A man looked up from his hospital bed and said to his wife, “You’ve always been with me when I have had trouble. When I lost my shirt in a poor investment, you were there. When I had the car accident, you were with me. I got fired, and you were there. I’ve come to the conclusion that you’re just bad luck.”

Ecclesiastes 1213 Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God

and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For God will bring every deed

into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.

1 John 215 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.  16 For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world.  17 The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.