A MAN one day was rushing to catch a plane. His plane was to leave at five but he left his watch home, so he was not quite sure what the time was. He came upon a gentleman lugging two heavy suitcases. The man who was rushing to catch his plane said, \u201cSir, excuse me, but I notice you have a watch. Could you tell me what time it is?\u201d<\/p>\n
The man, with great relief, dropped the suitcases and looked at his watch. He said, \u201cSure! It\u2019s 10:05 a.m. and it\u2019s fifty-three degrees outside. In Singapore it\u2019s seventy-four degrees right now and in Japan it\u2019s sixty-two. In Canada it is thirty-seven degrees outside and in the Congo it is one hundred and twenty degrees.\u201d<\/p>\n
The guy stared at the suitcase man for a second and then said, \u201cYour watch told you all that?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh yes,\u201d the man continued, \u201cin fact, the Dow Jones is at 10,500 and the NASDAQ is 3,500. Anything else you want to know?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWow! I can\u2019t believe that you got all that from your watch. Look, I have to run and catch my plane but I\u2019ve got to have that watch. I will give you one thousand dollars for that watch!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh no. I\u2019m sorry. I can\u2019t sell it to you. You see, I\u2019m an inventor and I made this watch for my son. In fact, I\u2019m on my way to give my son the watch now.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSir, I don\u2019t think you understand. I\u2019ve got to have that watch. I\u2019ll give you twenty-five hundred dollars for that watch right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, but this watch is only for my son.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll give you five thousand dollars!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, sir.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLook, I\u2019ve got to catch my plane, but if you give me that watch right now, I\u2019ll give you ten thousand dollars. I\u2019ll give you the money right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
The inventor reluctantly pondered the proposition. He figured that at $10,000, he could afford to invent another watch and pocket some extra change. \u201cOK, why not!\u201d He took the watch off and gave it to the man in a hurry.<\/p>\n
The traveler wrote a check for ten thousand dollars and took the watch. He proudly held his new purchase and began heading toward his gate. Just as he started to run to make his flight on time, the inventor ran after him, struggling to carry his two suitcases, and yelling for the man to stop: \u201cExcuse me, sir\u2014just a minute! You forgot your batteries!\u201d<\/p>\n
The hurried traveler looked shocked when it dawned on him that the batteries were in the suitcases. He did not realize that his purchase came with extra baggage.<\/p>\n
Many Christians feel this way in their spiritual walks. When many of us met Jesus, we were fascinated by Him. We learned about the plan of salvation and figured that we had scored such a sweet deal. But after we got saved, we joined the church, met Christian friends, and then learned about the suitcases. All of a sudden, living the Christian life became heavy and burdensome. What we thought was going to be an easy thing now carried with it luggage that would seem to bury us.<\/p>\n
The good news is that although many Christians feel that the Christian life is burdensome, it does not have to be this way.88<\/p>\n
[Discipleship; Spiritual Life, Manifestation of; Power.Accessing]<\/p>\n
Matt. 11:29\u201330; 1 John 5:3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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