A mom was sitting in Safari Sam’s this week with a young toddler. Her siblings were all in the jungle gym, but she was entertaining herself with a hollow ball and different shaped blocks. We all know the toy and remember trying to put the correct blocks through the corresponding slots.
Yet this little girl had not yet figured it out. She continued to try putting the wrong blocks through the incorrect slots. Every once in awhile, I watched Mom intervene and try to help her put a block through the right hole. The stubborn child would have none of it and returned to her wrong block, wrong hole ways. Maybe that is the beauty of this toy. She was occupied for a large period of time.
At Rock Harbor, we are part way through a study in Romans. Our study is very similar to what I observed with this little girl and her toy. God has provided a solution to our unrighteousness and separation from Him. There is a solution to our sin problem! But like the toddler, we observe people trying to do it on their own. For long periods of time, they are occupied with their own ways and solutions. Yet, they labor in vain. Unfortunately, it can sometimes be us too trying to force square pegs through round holes.
At Rock Harbor, we are part way through a study in Romans. Our study is very similar to what I observed with this little girl and her toy. God has provided a solution to our unrighteousness and separation from Him. There is a solution to our sin problem! But like the toddler, we observe people trying to do it on their own. For long periods of time, they are occupied with their own ways and solutions. Yet, they labor in vain. Unfortunately, it can sometimes be us too trying to force square pegs through round holes.
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