Years ago a commercial ran for eggo waffles. It
showed two small children grabbing an eggo waffle
popping out of the toaster, yelling, "Let go of my
eggo!" We didn't see what transpired between the
two, yet I have to believe one of two things
happened; one of the children would have given in
and let go or the waffle would have been torn in
to small pieces.
If you are familiar with any type of racing there
are two types of racing. The race that is run all
out, hold nothing back, full steam ahead to the
finish line like the "Hare." Or one can is ran on
tactics. Plan when to go fast and when to slow
down, think ahead, look at the big picture, take
mind off of self, either way conserving the energy
to when needing it the most, such as the "Tortoise."
Do you think the Hare had any pride in his
decision on how to run his race? Do you think he
thought at all about the possibility of the Tortoise
beating him? What do you think the Tortoise was
thinking at the beginning, the middle and at the
end of the race? You silly fool! Yeh, probably so.
And so does the devil.
Pride is a double edged sword that can really cut
if used in the wrong way. And the devil knows how
to use it against us. Most of us fight with our
flesh and run our lives such as the Hare did full
steam to the finish. That is if the race does not
kill us first before we reach the end. Our flesh
tells us we can control the pace when our lives
are in chaos. It says, try harder, and go faster
regain the lead by over powering others. And at
the end what do we have? What have we done? And
what have we to show? What do you think the Tortus
was thinking?
Jesus says in Proverbs 16:18, "Pride goeth before
a fall." And he's right. If we think anything
otherwise the fall will surely come, it will be
hard and in the end it maybe the only thing that
gets your attention. Having a relationship with
Christ is much more like running a race like the
Tortus rather than of the Hare. Pacing, thinking,
enjoying the journey all the while gaining
strength along the way of the Tortus. Many think
repenting, getting dunked and to heaven I go is
the way such as the Hare. Yet, is it so?
Knowing children I don't think either let go of
the eggo before it was too late. Will you do the
same and allow your own life be torn apart because
of Pride? Or will you let go of your EGO long
enough for Jesus to put his arms around you and
say trust me that's all. Because at the end of the
day, what really matters most is not who won the
race or who had the most convincing argument or
the most money or biggest job title, what matters
most is your TRUST in Jesus. Either you trust in
the things of this world or you trust in him,
it's just that simple! Who do you think the Hare
trusted? And who do you think the Tortus trusted?
It may not be in our childhood that we need to
hear these story's the most. We may have also long
forgotten the simple commercials that once taught
us about our lives to come, Yet, at the end of our
race of life the question will still remain, "In
whom did you place your trust?
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