Old Faithful
Old Faithful was once known as “Eternity’s Timepiece,” but I think that was before the Apple Watch was introduced. Since its conception in 2015, the Apple Watch has perhaps overtaken Old Faithful with the title.
“Hey Siri, how tall is Mount Everest?”
“Mount Everest stands 8848.86 meters tall and is the highest point anywhere on the planet earth.”
“Hey Siri, What time is it?”
“I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Could you repeat that?”
“What time is it?”
“A 12 pound turkey should take 3 ½ hours in the oven at 325 degrees”
“WHAT…TIME…IS…IT?”
“The average size of a Pomeranian is between 3-7 pounds and is 7-12 inches long.”
“Ugh!...fine…what is the temperature?”
“It is 5:38 pm, Central Daylight Time.”
…ok…maybe the Apple Watch has not claimed the title of “Eternity’s Timepiece” just yet.
It was once said that this famous geyser was so faithful that you could set your clocks to the trustworthy waterspout as it burst forth every hour like clockwork.
However, things are beginning to change with the old water cannon. What was once a 60 minute interval between eruptions has now come to be around 90 minutes. This isn’t a real big deal for most people, unless you have hungry children that are whining about being needing food…now! In which case, you may find yourself waiting longer than expected for the “Little Less Faithful” geyser to fire its load 100 feet into the air. I have visited this natural wonder twice and in both cases…it was late. If it would have been up to me…I would have given the geyser a pink slip.
As I have aged, I cannot tell if I have become less trusting, more skeptical or perhaps I just hold a higher expectation of what being faithful really means. When I was in 10th grade I trusted most of my 10th grade buddies. Now however, every 10th grade boy that takes a second look at my 10th grade daughter is up to no good…I just know it.”
“Hey!? What are you looking at?”
“Nothing Sir! I mean…I was just going to ask your daughter how she did on her English quiz.”
“Why!? Do you think you can swoop in and smooth talk her with your slick greasy words of English elegance?”
“Nnnn…nn…no Sir!”
“Then scram!”
“Yyyy…yy…yes Sir!”
“You see sweetheart…that is what I have been telling you. Boys are bad and they cannot be trusted.”
“But Dad…English isn’t even his native language…he is a foreign exchange student from Casablanca.”
“He is NO Bogart! I can tell you that!”
“No Dad! He is a foreign exchange student from Morocco!”
“I rest my case.”
Let’s be honest, it is becoming extremely difficult to find things that are truly faithful and trustworthy in this world. We struggle to trust politicians, religious leaders, teachers and even…can you believe it, used car salesmen. Yet, as humans, we continue to resist putting our trust in the ONE person…who is fully faithful and fully trustworthy…Jesus.
As we read 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17, we find Paul is continuing to emphasize the work of God in the lives of people. This passage reveals the faithfulness of God. The Scriptures testify that God has done everything that he said he would do. We see this evidence over and over and over again throughout the Bible. God has NEVER failed. That…is FAITHFULNESS!
May we come to put our trust in the ONE who is truly faithful!
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