Poison In The Pot. Metamorphosis: Complete The Journey

POISON IN THE POT… METAMORPHOSIS: COMPLETE THE JOURNEY?

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (Refer to lesson THE SAME OLD SAME OLD VS CHANGE)

IMPOSSIBLE? IMPOSSIBLE? NO I’M POSSIBLE! Metamorphosis…

BOX: WE TEND TO LIVE IN A BOX… WE TEND TO PUT OTHER PEOPLE IN BOXES. (STEREOTYPES.)

WHAT DEFINES YOU? DIFFERENCES? SIMILARITIES? Can your words, attitudes and actions be distorted and invalid?

Every problem is an opportunity in disguise. You could be the change you are looking for in this world. WE OFTEN CALL OUR WORDS AND ATTITUDES A BOX. The box is an IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION. Forest Gump said LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATE YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO GET. Life is full of many surprises and nothing goes as we expected. Life is unpredictable and we do not understand what might happen next.

We also hear LIFE IS A BOWL OF CHERRIES. While life can be very pleasant? Life as a cherry also speaks of THE PITS. Life at times is very beautiful and we need to walk in JOY and PEACE. While we may experience many DEFEATS in our daily walk we must NEVER ALLOW YOURSELF TO BECOME DEFEATED. LIFE IS NOT ALWAYS ABOUT DOING WHAT YOU LIKE. LET’S BE REAL HONEST: LIFE MUST ADAPT TO WE NEED TO LEARN TO LIKE WHAT WE DO. Life is like a GARDEN… maturity knows you will reap what you sow. HEAR MY HEART: LOVE THE LIFE THAT YOU LIVE… and if you don’t love it… change! My friend, you need to be the change you wish to experience.

Our value systems change. Often young people focus on materialism and things. WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME? Define your VALUE SYSTEM!

Define MATERIALISM: a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort and entertainment MORE IMPORTANT THAN

SPIRITUAL VALUES… Nothing really exists except matter and movement. DOES OUR WORDS, ATTITUDES AND ACTIONS SAY MONEY AND THINGS ARE MORE IMPORTANT?… DO WE TEND TO FORGET ETERNITY AND SPIRITUAL ISSUES? Is it life BODY, SOUL AND SPIRIT? What does the Bible say? SPIRIT, SOUL AND BODY! We have a distorted view….

As we age and mature we find life is not at all about things. Things rust. They fade. Is life about who has the most toys? Success--- the car you drive? The square footage of your house? How much is in your bank account?

STUPID! Often we live by judging what we think should meet our expectations. How shall we judge a fish? I know, let us evaluate a fish by how well it can CLIMB A TREE? The results will be sheer stupidity!

THERE WILL BE A REPORT CARD: FINAL TEST. THIS TEXT IS AN IMPERATIVE COMMAND… GROWTH REQUIRES CHANGE… OUR CHOICES WILL HAVE CONSEQUENCES --- CHANGE, GROW OR DIE?

2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

Come and understand we need ACCOUNTABILITY and SUBMISSION.

WILL WE OUT GROW STUPIDITY? WE MUST QUIT EATING OUT OF THE POT OF POISON: POISON SOUP WILL MAKE YOU SICK AND COULD BRING DEATH… THE YOUNG MAN IN OUR BIBLE STORY TODAY SEEMS TO BE IGNORANT AND DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HIS DEEDS HAVE CONSEQUENCES. WE NEED ACCOUNTABILITY!

Come and meet a group of students desiring to learn of God… THEY ARE LEARNING. They are doing something to help. The students are HUNGRY! LET US EAT WELL. They had passion and zeal but seemingly a little on the ignorant side about cooking. ZWW= ZEAL WITHOUT WISDOM. WWZ=WISDOM WITHOUT ZEAL… BOTH CAN BRING DANGER TO THE CAMP…

2 Kings 4:38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets. 39 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not. 40 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.

CHANGE? REMEDY? ANTIDOTE! WE NEED AN IMMEDIATE CHANGE… WE NEED CORRECTION OF THIS IGNORANCE.

We don’t have time to play spiritual games we need something to COUNTERACT THE POISON…We have a problem… WE MUST HAVE CHANGE NOW… THE PREACHER HAS TO FIND A DIVINE PLAN TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE AND CORRECTION!

2 Kings 4:41 But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.