Skip the bells and whistles on this one!
Ears that hear and eyes that see— we get our basic equipment from God ! (Proverbs 20:12 MSG) If you have ever looked into buying some new appliance, a new car, or even a new home built to your specifications, you probably have had to consider just how many "bells and whistles" you wanted (or could afford). The basic model comes with just the minimums - the more you add, the more the costs add up. Soon, the $299 "deal" you saw advertised becomes $599 because you just could not imagine life without the extra spin cycles, and the automatic sensor for this or that! Sometimes we find the "extra" stuff we just "had to have" gives us more headaches than they are worth in the end! Our passage today speaks to us of the "basic equipment" given to us by God. Ears that hear and eyes that see - basic equipment. I wonder just how many times we take the "basics" for granted, focusing more on the "bells and whistles" we&