There are several questions I have in life and have no ans wers. Some of the ques tions are pretty deep and thought pro voking. Others, howe v e r , knowing or not knowing the answer will not really affect the destiny of mankind or be worthy of keeping us awake at night.
The questions just make me wonder. “What questions,” you may be asking. Oh, maybe something like, “Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?” “Why do we buy expensive houses, pay on them ten, twenty or thirty years, and then buy a multi-thousand dollar car. The house has a beautiful roomy two-car garage, and we fill it with our not so expensive junk and park the car in the driveway, outdoors?”
Why can a pizza get to our house in ten minutes, but it takes police or paramedics twenty to thirty minutes? What shape is your field of vision? Or, maybe “If you expect the unexpected, will the unexpected be expected?” or “Is an eyebrow considered facial hair?” “Do prisons have emergency exits?” Just a few more if you will humor me. “Why do we cook bacon and bake cookies?” “Why do noses run and feet smell?” “If the number 2 pencil is the most popular pencil, why is it number 2?” One I read not too long ago asked, “If a zombie bites a vampire, does the vampire become a zombie or the zombie become a vampire?” But the best of all is “Did Adam and Eve have belly buttons?”
I told you these were silly and not so perplexing that they will change the course of any history anytime soon, or ever, for that matter.
But one question that has me baffled, quite mystified and downright curious is this: “How do they get Teflon to stick to a pan?” I mean, Teflon is nonstick. You are supposed to be able to cook anything on it, and it won’t stick. I have personally used Teflon pans and skillets and sure enough, stuff doesn’t stick and what does wipes right off! Now, how cool is that?
But if Teflon is nonstick, how does it stick to the pan? Glue? Nope, it shouldn’t stick because it’s nonstick. Baked on? Well it’s got to be put on somehow to bake it on. I thought maybe spray on, then bake? Again. Spray it on and it should fall off. I could probably google it and find out but then where would the mystery be?
So for now, I have just accepted that it’s on the pan/skillet, use it and enjoy it, knowing that the mystery will remain a mystery for me.
On a more serious note however, is a question of why does God love us? Maybe more personally, why does God love me? Why has He allowed me to be a father, husband and even a grandfather? Why has he called me to be a Pastor and more specifically a Pastor here in Gore?
While all the other questions do not affect much in the grand scheme of life. The last questions do have a lot of meaning. And, they do affect many things in life. And the question, “Why does God love me?” I am not anything special, just and ordinary guy. I have never done anything really noteworthy, again just an ordinary guy. When I think of some of the things I have done it makes me think God has more reason not to like me.
Come to think of it, I wonder why God would love any of us? Paul reminds us of the Psalmist words, “There is none who is righteous… there is none who does good?” (Rom. 3:10a & 12b). None of us are worthy or deserving of God’s love. But, God loves us so much He gave His Son to die for us and our sins. And, Jesus went to the cross willingly, knowing our deficiencies, imperfections and bad nature in general. He willingly went to the cross. I do not understand. I would probably come closer to figuring out the Teflon dilemma than ever understanding God’s love.
But the fact is, God does love us and will never stop loving us. We will never understand but that won’t stop Him from loving us. There are just some things in life we are not to understand. I have accepted that fact and accepted God’s love for me. And this leads me to the last question more perplexing than Teflon, “Why hasn’t everyone accepted God’s love?” Questioning the Conundrums, Bro. Tim
