This week in VBS
our theme is Ship Wrecked! It made me think about this blog I wrote a while
back.
One of the greatest
minds in the western world became known to us in the 1960s. We first learn of
his brilliance through the following poem.
Just sit right back
and you'll hear a tale, A tale of a fateful trip that started from this tropic
port, aboard this tiny ship. The mate was a mighty sailing man, the skipper
brave and sure. Five passengers set sail that day, for a three hour tour, a three
hour tour.
The weather started
getting rough, the tiny ship was tossed, If not for the courage of the fearless
crew, the minnow would be lost, the minnow would be lost.
The ship set ground
on the shore of this uncharted desert isle With Gilligan, The Skipper too, The
millionaire and his wife, The movie star, The professor and Mary Ann, Here on
Gilligan’s Isle.
The professor held three
degrees in science from MIT and most of his inventions (including a method for
recharging the batteries in the radio) utilized coconuts and
bamboo. Aside from his proficiency in science, he was also adept and
well-versed in law, literature, social sciences, and the arts. He also
held various degrees from USC, UCLA, SMU, and TCU. The Professor with all
his ability to build anything from coconuts and bamboo was somehow unable
to Fix the Boat or create a raft to leave the island!
That is what the castaways really needed. - You can have all the education,
experience, and training in the world, but not have the wisdom that God desires
for us.
Pray that you’ll receive
all the wisdom God has for you. Amen?
