Flowers by Wire
June 29, 2003; 11:30PM
His meditation was about when he was a small child and how puzzled he was at the notion of sending a message by wire. Of course he referred to the then new idea of the telegraph. He was astonished, according to him, it was so astonishing that not only could one send messages through that small wire, but one could as well send flowers. He went on about how mysterious all that was to him — to imagine how it was that one could buy a bunch of flowers and somehow they would be forced into that little wire and at the other end come out a pretty bunch of flowers in a vase. As a child he was just as inquisitive about how it could be that one could put money into the wire and somehow in some mysterious way would come out the other end.
Then he got to the heart of what this illustrates about life. There are many mysterious things about life — and even more mysterious is the thought of God. God? Who is he? Where is heaven? How can he know every little thing about us and knows absolutely everything we say and do! — but — even our thoughts. How did God create all the we know and see?
Then the point comes home: Just like the small inquisitive child had difficulty understanding how one could send flowers by wire, money by wire and even messages by wire. He related how it is with us, God's children. Some are obedient and accept him, and others reject him. How could the blood of His son, Jesus Christ, save me? "And He was killed ona cross? --- Just for me? How can this be?
Although this is all a small bit of my remembrance of what was on his program and paraphrased to the best of my ability, what it all tells us is, "Like small children, we may not understand everything there is to know about right and wrong, but that does not mean that it isn't so. There is, according to God's word, many things we will need to accept by faith. The key is "ACCEPT." It really don't make a whitt's bit of difference. It don't matter if we believe the Bible or not. It doesn't make it "Not So." Just like sending flowers by wire and how difficult it is for a child to understand it all, so is salvation . . . It is all God's way or no way.
Lewis Paul Lehman is on the radio every Sunday evening at 11:30PM EDT, USA.
I have received many eye opening illustrations from his presentations over the years. He is no longer with us. But, Lewis Paul Lehman lives on — much as the Good News of Jesus Christ. Jesus is no longer physically present in this world we call home — but his Spirit is here — no matter if you or I understand or believe it or not.
The answer to those things that have no human answer: Just trust in a loving God that has put it all down on paper, the Word of God.
One day after my mother died I was looking through her well used Bible. I opened the cover with care. It was so worn and tattered. Inside the front cover were written these words: "God said it. I believe it. That settles it." Today as I was pondering Dr. Lehman's simple message it suddenly it came to me: Yes, "The Bible says it. I believe it. That settles it." However, it is settled no matter if I believe it or not.
