Bible Text: Hebrews 4:1-2 | Preacher: Jay Dyksterhouse | Series: Lesson Texts | I was taking my briefcase out of the trunk of my trusty, economical, 1963 Ford Comet when I noticed that the trunk lid was scraping on one side. As I lifted the lid up all the way to see what was wrong I heard a loud \u201ccrack\u201d. The left hinge of the trunk had snapped and now I was really in trouble. You know what happens when you open a door that has only one hinge – that door swings wildly around. That\u2019s what that trunk lid was doing. Since other people also used this car, the broken hinge was very dangerous and needed to be fixed right away.<\/p>\n
So I called the dealer and was shocked as he informed me, \u201cLast Spring we stopped stocking \u201963 parts.\u201d To my desperate plea of, \u201cWhat can I do?\u201d he responded \u201cAbout the only hope you have is to find an old junk \u201963 that would have a good hinge.\u201d So I began calling the junk yards and soon discovered that nobody had a junked \u201863 Comet. Finally, one fellow said he had another make car that he thought might have a hinge that would fit. So I drove out there, and found it wouldn\u2019t fit. I called several other places and found a dealer way up on the north end of town who said he had a \u201962 Comet and he thought that hinge might fit.<\/p>\n
As I directed the car northward toward the new possible solution to my problem, I looked over to the passenger seat where I kept the verses I was memorizing for that week. Hebrews chapter 4 was my project for that week. I reviewed in my mind the first verse: \u201cLet us therefore fear, lest a promise being left us of entering into His rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.\u201d God had promised to give Israel the land of Canaan where they would enjoy rest and peace and blessing but rather than trusting Him they were constantly complaining about the difficulties they were experiencing along the way and as a result never entered the land of blessing. Failure to trust and thank Him for the present deprived them of the glorious future he had offered.<\/p>\n
Suddenly God said to me, \u201cYou aren\u2019t very happy are you?\u201d I replied, \u201cLord, you know that I enjoy so much more being in my office studying Your Word rather than running all around the countryside trying to find a hinge for this trunk. The Lord\u2019s response was, \u201cWell, I tell you, when you get really happy about hunting for a hinge, I\u2019ll put you back in your study.\u201d Ashamed and repentant of my bad attitude I prayed \u201cLord, I thank you for this valuable lesson and thank you even for the broken hinge. I pray that you will find a hinge for me that will fix the trunk.\u201d Would you believe it, that within one hour, I was back in my study, with the hinge installed on the trunk, and it was even the same color as the one that had broken.<\/p>\n
You see, when I got happy in the junkyard, God put me in the heavenlies! He knows that I won\u2019t really appreciate His blessings until I learn to thank Him for the trials.<\/p>\n
Listen to Hebrews 4:1-2 \u2013 Learning How to Enjoy Prosperity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Since other people also used this car, the broken hinge was very dangerous and needed to be fixed right away.\r\n\r\nSo I called the dealer and was shocked as he informed me, \u201cLast Spring we stopped stocking \u201963 parts.\u201d To my desperate plea of, \u201cWhat can I do?\u201d he responded \u201cAbout the only hope you have is to find an old junk \u201963 that would have a good hinge.\u201d So I began calling the junk yards and soon discovered that nobody had a junked \u201863 Comet. Finally, one fellow said he had another make car that he thought might have a hinge that would fit. So I drove out there, and found it wouldn\u2019t fit. I called several other places and found a dealer way up on the north end of town who said he had a \u201962 Comet and he thought that hinge might fit.\r\n\r\nAs I directed the car northward toward the new possible solution to my problem, I looked over to the passenger seat where I kept the verses I was memorizing for that week. Hebrews chapter 4 was my project for that week. I reviewed in my mind the first verse: \u201cLet us therefore fear, lest a promise being left us of entering into His rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.\u201d God had promised to give Israel the land of Canaan where they would enjoy rest and peace and blessing but rather than trusting Him they were constantly complaining about the difficulties they were experiencing along the way and as a result never entered the land of blessing. Failure to trust and thank Him for the present deprived them of the glorious future he had offered.\r\n\r\nSuddenly God said to me, \u201cYou aren\u2019t very happy are you?\u201d I replied, \u201cLord, you know that I enjoy so much more being in my office studying Your Word rather than running all around the countryside trying to find a hinge for this trunk. The Lord\u2019s response was, \u201cWell, I tell you, when you get really happy about hunting for a hinge, I\u2019ll put you back in your study.\u201d Ashamed and repentant of my bad attitude I prayed \u201cLord, I thank you for this valuable lesson and thank you even for the broken hinge. I pray that you will find a hinge for me that will fix the trunk.\u201d Would you believe it, that within one hour, I was back in my study, with the hinge installed on the trunk, and it was even the same color as the one that had broken.\r\n\r\nYou see, when I got happy in the junkyard, God put me in the heavenlies! 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