"Even a broken clock is right twice a day.”
Ever heard this quote and thought, “if a clock’s broken, how could it ever be right?” If you have, then you’re not alone. Many people today think that you can only learn from the so-called “experts”. Check out this passage out of Proverbs 24:
“I passed by the field of the sluggard
And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense,
And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles;
Its surface was covered with nettles,
And its stone wall was broken down.
When I saw, I reflected upon it;
I looked, and received instruction.”
Proverbs 24:30-32 (NASB)
I know what you’re thinking… “What could a lazy man lacking sense who let his crops go to waste ever teach me about farming, work, or life?” And you have a valid point, my friend. Now lets see what our passer-by learned from his observation.
"A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest,"
Then your poverty will come as a robber
And your want like an armed man.”
Proverbs 24:33-34 (NASB)
If you humble yourself and admit that you don’t know everything about everything, you’d be surprised by what you could learn. Open your eyes today, ask God to be your teacher, but don’t miss the object lessons all around us. God can use anyone or any situation to teach us something, no matter how broken the clock.
