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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