You Are The Man
Failure Is Not Fatal • Sermon • Submitted
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METhe story is told of a new bank president who met with his predecessor and said, “I would like to know what have been the keys to your success.” The older gentleman looked at him and replied, “Young man, I can sum it up in two words: Good decisions.” To that, the young man responded, “I thank you immensely for that advice, sir, but how does one come to know which are the good decisions?” “One word, young man,” replied the sage. “Experience.” “That’s all well and good,” said the younger, “but how does one get experience?” “Two words,” said the elder. “Bad decisions.”
The story is told of a new bank president who met with his predecessor and said, “I would like to know what have been the keys to your success.” The older gentleman looked at him and replied, “Young man, I can sum it up in two words: Good decisions.” To that, the young man responded, “I thank you immensely for that advice, sir, but how does one come to know which are the good decisions?” “One word, young man,” replied the sage. “Experience.” “That’s all well and good,” said the younger, “but how does one get experience?” “Two words,” said the elder. “Bad decisions.”
There have been times in my life where I’ve experienced the pain of my poor choices or actions. In these moments, it can be easy to entertain a notion that I have blown it, that God can’t use me and there’s no hope for restoration. I think we all face these feelings when we fail.
During these times, I draw strength from God’s word, where He tells the stories of heroes of the faith who have blown it. In some cases, their failures are so extreme, it would be natural to say that God would have a right to turn His back on them.
But that isn’t God’s nature. He is all about redemption. So when we fail, we can be thankful that God loves a good comeback story.
Paul reminds us that “in all things, God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to His purpose.” () This should give us hope that no matter what we may have done, our adventure isn’t over. God’s at work reclaiming our story.
Here are stories of five biblical characters whose failures weren’t fatal: