Just Give It Away

It’s not what you know that counts. It’s what you know that you share with others that counts. A good number of years ago I heard about a brilliant man who knew more about watches than any person in the world. His watches were worth tens of thousands of dollars. If you had a chance to hold one and see the precision, you would be totally blown away. Each one was a masterpiece and perfect in every way. No, they are not Rolex.

He was the best of the best and charged a lot of money for his hand made watches. Many times other watchmakers would approach him to talk about his skill and precision only to be dismissed. He didn’t want to teach anyone about the way he made a watch. It’s pretty sad when an individual gets to the top of the ladder and doesn’t take anyone along for the climb.

You to may have a gift or talent. Teach someone who would like learn what you learned. My dad did that with me and now I can make the best sawdust in town. Just kidding. But I did inherit his love for working with wood. But let's get back to sharing what we know.

Thinking about this, I open my bible and read Romans written by Paul and the Book of Acts written by Luke. Here were two men, who shared everything they knew about Jesus and the gospel. Why did they do this? I believe it’s like knowing the cure for some disease, like Covid-19, and selling the prescription at cost to save the greatest number of people in the world. And they did just that.

But they weren’t the only ones. Yes, they knew Jesus, (both in different ways) and they took what they knew and gave it away to others and those others gave it away to others and someone gave it away to us. You must understand, Jesus is the cure for eternity and each subsequent generation needs to share Jesus. Don’t keep the truth to yourself, it was shared with you, ‘go and do likewise’.

Something to think about.

Rob