“THE EARTH HATH HE GIVEN
TO THE CHILDREN OF MEN”
I held a small handgun. It
was one of the lightest in weight and easiest to handle. That may have been
true, but I was surprised at how I instantly felt the voice of power in that
gun. It was not a toy. The manufacturer made the gun to be used in a certain way,
with purpose. The things of the earth speak of what they are, and what they
want. Once we realize that, we can choose to
respect the voice and go with it, or we can choose to say no to the voice.
God has given humanity the rule over earth things. “The heaven, even the
heavens, are the Lord’s: but the earth hath
he given to the children of men” (Ps.115:16).
As far as earth things having a voice, our plants tell us when
we’ve neglected to give them what they need, and most of us are tuned into the
messages from our pets as well.
But there are many inanimate earth
things that also have voices. We all know that our cell phones and
computers have a voice. They say: “Pay attention! You need to open me right
now.” We’ve learned to answer no at work (mostly), and at other times we’ve
said yes and found ourselves sucked in
for hours.
Money has a voice. I have a funny story about that. Jane was
working in the computer department at the University. One Monday afternoon she was sitting on a stone bench by the grass.
She put her fanny pack with her wallet in it, at eye level on the column next
to her. Jane won a large sum of money at the nickel slots over the weekend, and the money was still in her fanny pack. Her work
schedule was pretty loose, and she was free to come and go as long as the work was done.
She looked over at her fanny pack, and
the money started to talk. “Let’s get in the car and go over to Terrible Herbst
Casino and play some slots.” Jane said: “Shut up in the name of Jesus Christ.
We’re not going anywhere!” It was quiet for a few minutes; then it tried again: “Let’s go spend some
money at Terrible’s.” Jane looked straight at that wallet and told it again: “Shut
up in the name of Jesus Christ. We’re getting on that cart and going back to
work!” And it never happened again, and
Jane never forgot that incident.
I had an interesting experience with a Mazda rental car. The
commercials on TV always displayed the words “Zoom, zoom” associated with the
car. Then when I went to drive it, I swear, it was really difficult to get the
car to slow down. It wanted to go at least 45mph no matter what, even in school
zones. That car was a real battle, but I could see why the young people really liked it—"Zoom, zoom.”
What inanimate objects are talking to you and how are you
reacting to what you hear?
Jesus
said: “For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither anything
hid, that shall not be known and come abroad. Take heed therefore how ye hear”
(Luke 8:17-18).
The Lord is saying that we
are responsible for knowing what’s going on. We need to be aware of the voices
and make good strong choices. We’re in charge. Let’s listen carefully and
decide wisely.
Love, Carolyn
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