It's still raining, so we're off to another dreary start here in the Upstate. Molly woke us at about 4 AM this morning. I'm not sure what that was all about, but we managed to ignore her for about an hour, until Al (bless him!) finally got up and took her outside. That got the day started a lot earlier than either of us wanted. But that's probably a good thing.
We purchased a new set of gas logs to replace the ones that are original to the house, and they are being installed this morning. The original ones are the kind you have to practically climb into the fireplace to turn on, and the new ones have a remote control. Our logs in the mountains had a remote control, so we were spoiled by that. I'm looking forward to getting these installed.
Meanwhile, one of the outlets in the kitchen has stopped working. It worked on Monday morning, but not on Monday afternoon. Then it worked on Tuesday morning, but not on Tuesday afternoon, and this morning it still doesn't work. It's particularly annoying because it's the outlet where we plug in the coffee maker. I'm hoping we can get this figured out today, because moving the coffee maker around the kitchen is becoming a bit annoying.
Back to the gas logs. As I'm watching the final steps of the installation, I notice the installer looking on each piece of "log" for a number. Each of the pieces is numbered, so that they are placed in proper order. The logs aren't just thrown into the fireplace in some random order, but there's a proper order and proper placement for each of them, and all that is outlined in the instruction manual.
It occurs to me that this is much like life. The instruction manual for life is the Word of God. When we follow the instruction manual, things in life fit together as they are designed to do. That's the way God intended it to be. But when we try to deviate from His plan, things in life can get a little chaotic. If you doubt that, just look around at the chaos of the world we are living in.
We live in a world that is more and more, day by day, turning its back on God and His ways. Even many who call themselves Christian live by principles other than those outlined in the Scripture. For many, the reason is simply that they don't know what the Word says because they don't spend much time there.
The gas logs installer read and followed the instructions in order to properly install our new gas logs.
We must read and study and obey our instruction manual in order to properly live life God's way.
"How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word. With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me wander from Your commandments. Your word have I treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against You. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." (Psalm 119:9-11, 105 NASB)
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