March 9, 2009

"He who listens to instructions is on the path of life, but he who hates reproof goes astray." Proverbs 10:17

While I was in College (back in the dark ages) I worked part time and during the summers at Valdese Hospital. We had a souped-up dish washer that we put those ancient stainless steel bed pans in and sterilized them. After that we put them in the refrigerator so they would be really cold when we handed them to the patient. At least that is what we were accused of doing, but we really didn't. One of my jobs was to load and unload the pan washer. Posted on a piece of paper over the washer was this warning, "Use dishwasher soap ONLY!" One night a new boy was assigned to the floor and out of ignorance he used Betadine instead of dishwashing soap. About fifteen minutes after he turned the machine on, a thick white foam began oozing out from under the door to the room. When he rushed to open the door to find out what had happened he was met with a wall of foam head high. The head nurse ordered him to go in and turn the machine off. He emerged covered head to toe with white foam. Hollywood could not have done it better! What a blessing advice is. Why would someone not want to benefit from a mistake someone else has made? We all have times when we figure we have life all figured out and we can handle everything. When we are stuck on ourselves and we think we have everything figured out we shut out a huge blessing from God. That blessing is advice. Use it!

Thought for the week: There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Funny for the week: "Cuban Prisoners"

Three cellmates in a Cuban jail compared notes. "I was jailed for coming to work late." mourned the first. "They said I was trying to upset the productivity quota."

"Me? I came to work early." said the second. "They said this proved I was a Capitalist spy."

"And I am here for always getting to work on time." added the third. "They said this proved I had an American watch."

-- Bonus Material --

"I had a dream I was trapped in an elevator with Michael Bolton, Kenny G and Yanni. And I had a gun with only one bullet."
- Dave Attell

Dream or nightmare?....................Chaplain Barnes

Last week’s answer: What musical instrument did David play? The harp. (1 Sam. 16:16)

This week’s question: What is Daniel’s Babylonian name?