Shooting at the Sun
On more than one occasion in these articles I’ve used the story of the lad shooting his BB-Gun at the sun. When being asked by his neighbor what he was doing and then being told, his neighbor disparagingly said, “Son, you’ll never reach it,” to which the little urchin replied, “I know, Sir, but I’m getting closer than you.”
This is the attitude, I believe, one should have toward the scripture. After reading all that’s commanded and expected of us as believers, one feels overwhelmed. You feel, as the neighbor said, “You’ll never reach it.” But instead of throwing up our hands in utter dismay and defeat let us remember no one ever has, except the Son of God.
God’s requirements for the Christian life is something we should shoot for; while at the same time realizing we all come short. We will always miss the mark. No one ever has or will hit the bull's-eye (except the aforementioned). Each time I think I’m close to my desired goal of godliness, someone pulls me back. Paul refers to him as the “old man.”
Those professing saints who wear the large letter “S” across the front of them, denoting “Super-Saint,” are a myth, just as the man from Krypton. We’re all made from the same cloth, and there is a fault in every pattern. The defect shows more on some than others, but be assured, though hidden, it’s there.
It’s good to know there is a perfect suit of clothing awaiting all true saints who continue to “shoot high.”
by an Aged Saint