It’s Too Cinchy!
First published August 1, 2009
2 Timothy 2:15
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the word of truth.
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My husband’s mother, Sue tells this story about when Jeff was a schoolboy. Jeff was a very quick thinker and could comprehend concepts well. And once he thought he had mastered something, he was done. Here then, lies the clash with the teacher. In second grade Jeff’s teacher gave the students a page of subtraction facts to complete. After the prescribed amount of time was finished, the students turned in their papers. Soon after, the teacher asked Jeff why he didn’t do any of the problems. “It’s too cinchy!” replied Jeff. Stunning the teacher with his insubordinate remark, Jeff got into further trouble, having to answer to his mother and the principal!
As a Christian it is sometimes hard to study the “cinchy” stuff. Yeah, yeah, we think. We’ve seen this a zillion times. We even know all the acronyms: ASAP, BIBLE, CIA, FROG, GUM, HOPE, JOY, JUICE, PUSH, PTL! SOAP, TGIF, TIGER, WWJD, borrowed from http://www.heart4home.net/christian_acronyms.htm. And we know all the “important” Christian stuff: John 3:16, “Jesus wept,” The Ten Commandments, The Lord’s Prayer, The Beatitudes, Paul’s Conversion, Noah’s Ark, Samson and Delilah, and more.
Now that we are firmly cemented in our comfort zone, answer this: was your latest sin or blunder due to over-looking or ignoring one of those “cinchy” basic Biblical truths? Uh-huh. Just today I stumbled and ignored a simple, practiced, and supposedly mastered Fruit of the Spirit: kindness. Yes, I was down-right mean, not thinking about the words and the attitude I was portraying. My justification was truthful, but I was not truthful in love. We ought to not over look being re-taught those “cinchy” basic Biblical truths. Grasp them! Use them! Our spiritual foundation rides on this. Let’s eagerly seek to welcome the simple lessons and grow in righteousness and truth.
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Dear Jesus, I petition to God the Father through you, please help me to not overlook the basic Biblical foundations. They are many and I frequently stumble. Give me wisdom to think twice and grasp the “cinchy” stuff as being important. In your name I pray, amen.
Copyright 2009 Karen Vaughn
2 Timothy 2:15
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the word of truth.
**** ****
My husband’s mother, Sue tells this story about when Jeff was a schoolboy. Jeff was a very quick thinker and could comprehend concepts well. And once he thought he had mastered something, he was done. Here then, lies the clash with the teacher. In second grade Jeff’s teacher gave the students a page of subtraction facts to complete. After the prescribed amount of time was finished, the students turned in their papers. Soon after, the teacher asked Jeff why he didn’t do any of the problems. “It’s too cinchy!” replied Jeff. Stunning the teacher with his insubordinate remark, Jeff got into further trouble, having to answer to his mother and the principal!
As a Christian it is sometimes hard to study the “cinchy” stuff. Yeah, yeah, we think. We’ve seen this a zillion times. We even know all the acronyms: ASAP, BIBLE, CIA, FROG, GUM, HOPE, JOY, JUICE, PUSH, PTL! SOAP, TGIF, TIGER, WWJD, borrowed from http://www.heart4home.net/christian_acronyms.htm. And we know all the “important” Christian stuff: John 3:16, “Jesus wept,” The Ten Commandments, The Lord’s Prayer, The Beatitudes, Paul’s Conversion, Noah’s Ark, Samson and Delilah, and more.
Now that we are firmly cemented in our comfort zone, answer this: was your latest sin or blunder due to over-looking or ignoring one of those “cinchy” basic Biblical truths? Uh-huh. Just today I stumbled and ignored a simple, practiced, and supposedly mastered Fruit of the Spirit: kindness. Yes, I was down-right mean, not thinking about the words and the attitude I was portraying. My justification was truthful, but I was not truthful in love. We ought to not over look being re-taught those “cinchy” basic Biblical truths. Grasp them! Use them! Our spiritual foundation rides on this. Let’s eagerly seek to welcome the simple lessons and grow in righteousness and truth.
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Dear Jesus, I petition to God the Father through you, please help me to not overlook the basic Biblical foundations. They are many and I frequently stumble. Give me wisdom to think twice and grasp the “cinchy” stuff as being important. In your name I pray, amen.
Copyright 2009 Karen Vaughn
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