It's the Real Thing

The following Upon Reflection was contributed by guest author, Rene Wengerd.

Many of you may remember the Diet Pepsi commercials in which the late Ray Charles was featured. Late in the fall of 1978, my three-year-old daughter and I were watching television when one of these commercials appeared. “Daddy,” she said, “that man is blind.” “That’s right,” I replied. Immediately I asked her, “Do you know what blind is?” With out hesitation, she answered, “I think it gives you heart attacks.” I managed to keep my laughter inside of me and marveled at the innocent reasoning of a small child. I suppose her answer would be possible if one were to go blind without any warning.

My daughter, now 32 years old, no longer believes that blindness causes heart attacks. She now has a mature mind of reason and therefore can comprehend and differentiate between fact and fiction. What about you?

Many of us were not taught the truth of God’s Word. We were given some Biblical facts. Many of these were out of context. Many were only partially true. At the time, our immature minds could not process these errors. But now, when we read the Scriptures and find inconsistencies with what we were taught and what we understand, what changed, our comprehension or the Scriptures? The honest answer goes without saying. “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the word of truth” (II Timothy 2:15 NASB).

~ Rene Wengerd