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Tishri 5

Instruction Manual

“Poverty and shame come to him who REFUSES instruction and correction, but he who heeds reproof is honored.”  (Pro 13:18 Amp, emphasis mine)

The bottom drawer of one of my filing cabinets holds all of the instruction and owner’s manuals for virtually every appliance and equipment we own – from toasters and vacuum cleaners, to lawn mowers and my husband’s welder. The common instructions found in all of these manuals is 1) read all of the instructions before attempting to operate, and 2) keep and save the manual.  Yet, how often do we purchase an appliance and discard the manual, believing we already know how to operate and use it? And how many times, because of this type of attitude, have we found ourselves in trouble, and had to go back and study the manual?

A brand new farm tractor can cost well over $100,000, depending on size and make.  That is a small fortune, and to not familiarize ourselves with the owner’s manual on this expensive piece of equipment is foolish.  There are safety precautions that need to be learned, and the ‘don’ts’ are just as important as the ‘dos’.  My husband’s welder, even though he has been welding for many years, had new features on it that he was not immediately familiar with.  Through studying the instruction manual, that issue was quickly resolved.

Our Creator gave us an instruction manual that 1) we need to read and do, and 2) we are to save, keep, and guard.  And for those instructions that we have trouble understanding, there are Elohim-anointed and appointed ‘service technicians’ that we can call for help.  Trying to live our lives without the benefit of this instruction manual is nothing but pride and stupidity.  We are of far more worth than a $100,000 tractor; we have been purchased with blood that is more precious than anything imaginable.  And yet we dare to walk daily without the guidelines given to us? I would venture to say that this is nothing more than rebellion against the One who formed us within our mother’s womb.

Abba, Father, fill us with a hunger, a thirst for You, and Your Word.  Give us eyes to see, ears to hear, and a heart that yearns for Your truth.  Let us become Your living epistle, to be read by all that we come into contact with.  And may be eager, willing, to be obedient to all of Your instructions, at all times.  AMEIN!

Have you read your manual today?

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