Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Foolish Change

Proverbs 24:21 KJV
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

I once knew a young pastor who, after a period of time, decided to make "change" his signature in the ministry. He often bragged in his sermons about
  • How he was given to change, that
  • It was in his nature and that
  • He had always been that way and,
when an old "rock" in the church died, this young pastor was so bold as to insist at his funeral that the deceased believer, though always cautious against the types of changes the pastor was making, actually liked what this pastor had done in the church. They are no longer Baptist. They are now followers of some of the most radical and progressively arrogant Protestants in the country. His change has destroyed what his church asked him to do when they called him.

There is no doubt that some changes become necessary.
  • We have changed from type writers to computers
  • We have changed from buggies to vehicles
But there is a difference between changing for efficiency and having a restless spirit of change.

Only the restless fool questions that it is obvious that change, for the sake of change, is always leads to spiritual decline. It never builds but always results in calamity.
  • Wise children of God make improvements but recognize the value of heritage and stability
  • Fools disregard these traditions and lead those who follow them into ditches

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