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WHAT TO REMEMBER WHEN YOU'RE HAVING A BAD HAIR
DAY
Dr. James Merritt
Romans 8:28
8-8-99
INTRODUCTION
1.
I read a story once about a man that was walking along a
mountain road, and he saw an Indian lying in the middle of the road
with his ear pressed to the ground.
As he got close to the Indian,
he heard this Indian talking in broken English.
2. He leaned over to hear what he was saying, and the Indian was
mumbling these words: "Truck, Chevy truck, Chevy pick-up truck,
large tires, man driving, German Shepherd in front seat, loaded
with firewood, California license plate, UBH123."
3. Well, to say the least, this man was astounded.
He looked at
that Indian and said, "That is unbelievable.
You mean you can tell
all of that just by listening to the ground?"
The Indian said, "No,
truck ran over me thirty minutes ago."
4. Now when you think about it, life is a lot like that.
We don't
always see what is coming, and when it does, sometimes it runs
right over us.
What is even worse is that no matter how hard you
try, you can't keep from having a bad hair day.
You can plan,
scheme, prepare, do all you know to do to keep from having those
days, but they are going to come just the same.
5. Did you hear about the train that was going through a town, but
it was not scheduled to stop?
There was a very short passenger on
that train who wanted to get off, because if he did not he would
have to pay $100 for a taxi to bring him back to the town.
6.
Well, the man sitting in the seat next to him had a brilliant idea.
He said, "Look, the train always slows down to pick up a mailbag.
When it slows down I'll hold you out the window.
When I drop you,
you start running so you won't fall on your face; and simply run to a
stop."
7. Well, the train did slow down, and the man took his little friend,
put him out the window and dropped him.
The man was running
along the platform waving at him, thanking him for his help.
8.
About that time, a man seated in the next car saw the little man
running on the platform, reached out, grabbed him, pulled him in
through the window, and said, "This is your lucky day, you almost
missed the train!"
9. Face up to it.
Life is filled with bad hair days, even bad hair
months, or bad hair years.
But there is a truth in the Bible for God's
children that we need to remember, and it is one of the most well
known and most quoted verses in the Bible, which is the text for our
message--Romans 8:28.
10.
In this verse, which is short on words but long on wisdom, God
gives us three truths to remember when you are having a bad hair
day.
Now these three words are promise, providence, and
purpose.
I. Remember God's Promise To You
1.
Now there are three words that are extremely important in
understanding and appreciating what this verse really says.
The
first word is the word "we."
Paul says, "And we know that all things
work together for good."
Now, who is the "we?"
Well, "we" are the
ones who "love God" and who are "called."
2. There are only two types of people in this world.
Those who
love God, and those who don't.
Not everyone who says they love
God, truly loves God.
Jesus said in Jn. 14:21, "He who has My
commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me."
In other
words, people who truly love God don't just say it, they show it.
3.
But the "we" are also the ones who are "called."
That is, those
who love God are the ones whom God has called to be a part of his
family, and who have responded to that call by surrendering to
Jesus Christ and becoming a child of God.
Never forget that God's
promises are for God's children.
4.
You see, not everybody can say, "Don't worry, everything will
work out."
Because everything does not work out for everybody.
Everything only works out for God's children.
You may be sitting
there thinking "Well, I'm not a child of God, and everything is
working out for me."
I submit to you that ultimately if you die, and
spend eternity without God, things really didn't work out for you.
5. Now the second word is "know."
Paul says "and we know that
all things work together for good."
There are a lot of things about
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