Proverbs 14:4
4 Without oxen a stable stays clean,
but you need a strong ox for a large harvest.
4 Without oxen a stable stays clean,
but you need a strong ox for a large harvest.
As you read today’s scripture you may have no clue what Solomon is talking about. What Solomon is saying is that if our goal is a clean stable, we won’t have any strength or effectiveness. But if we want strength and effectiveness we better buy a shovel. The truth behind this is that the best way for us to learn is through our mistakes. We are all
human and we all will make mistakes both personally and as the church. The trouble we can run into is that to keep a clean stable we sweep our mistakes under the rug. This is not to say that we dwell on our mistakes but that we should learn all that we can from our mistakes and then forget about them. Has there been a time when you wanted to just forget about a mistake? Can you imagine finding strength and effectiveness from a mistake or a failing? Why or why not?
