 Just
because a saying is old doesn’t make it reliable.
“The bird with the broken pinion never soars as high
again.” (A pinion is a wing.) The problem with this
saying is that it isn’t true. It isn’t true in
nature! And it isn’t true in life.
Father Abraham was a liar. He uttered blatant lies
on more than one occasion to save his own skin. But
even after he lied, he came to be known as “Friend
of God.”
Jacob was a cheat who cheated his brother out of his
birthright. God gave him a new name… ”Israel!”
Rahab was a well-known prostitute. She was later
granted the unspeakable dual honors of having her
name listed in Hebrews 11 “Hall of Faith” and listed
in the genealogy and lineage of Jesus Christ.
What about notable missionary dropouts, Jonah and
John Mark?
Anyone believe these people with broken pinions
failed to soar higher after their failures? I’ll
tell you something else. If birds with broken
pinions could never fly as high again, I wouldn’t be
preaching at Lincoln Christian Church. I, too, have
a past.
God seems to prefer using broken people. Moses was
also a man with a broken pinion. His failure in
Egypt probably made him feel like an unusable
vessel. He just couldn’t imagine God picking up a
rejected utensil such as himself, and finding any
use for it. But he was wrong.
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We will be in a series of sermons
this summer on the life of Moses. If you were here
last summer, we did a series in the life of David
called, “A Person After God’s Own Heart.” This
summer, we’re doing Moses and looking at what a
person who wants God’s Glory looks like. What it
means to be a person seeking God’s Glory above my
own.
Moses’ story is impressive. But it’s
not so much about his story…it’s the Glory behind
the story. It’s about God’s Glory and how he can
shine bright even in a person with a broken pinion.
July 07/07 The Judgement of God Exodus 11-12 07/14
Saying Goodbye to Egypt Exodus 12:13-42 07/21 Moses
and the Red Sea Exodus 13-14 07/28 God’s Provisions
Exodus 16-17 August 08/04 Smoke on the Mountain
Exodus 19-20 08/11 The Golden Calf Exodus 32 08/18
View from Mt. Nebo Deuteronomy 34.
Ron Otto, Preaching Minister at Lincoln Christian
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