Life Can Be Like A 3-Legged Sack Race
August 7, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Amos 3:3
Can two walk together, except they be agreed?

 

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

 

     Some of the most fun things people do at a church gathering will include both the children and the adults. One year at a church function I attended, we had an old-fashioned 3-legged sack race. The rules stated that it had to be an adult and a small child together. Well, as you can imagine, it was often hilarious to watch. As I watched, I observed several of the teams struggling with this race. With some, I saw the adult almost pick up the child and run with them. The child was sort of dangling in mid-air as this adult was dragging them through the race. With others, the adult almost appeared to become frustrated, waiting for the child to catch up with their tiny steps to every one of the adult’s giant steps. Both groups were having the same problem, which is what made it funny to begin with. The problem was that they were unevenly matched. The two could not walk as one because of the difference in size and the difference in abilities between them.

 

     Some Christians have tried to live their lives this way. Hanging out with unsaved people and then wondering why they always feel so out of place. Going into business with a partner of different beliefs might seem like a small thing, but it always causes headaches later as directional decisions for the business come up. Even worse, a Christian marries a lost person, hoping to change them. They usually find themselves in years of misery by not waiting on the Lord and finding the right person first, as the Bible says. Can two walk together as one if they do not agree? The answer is always, NO!

 

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

     When choosing for the future, look to the one who holds the future. God knows today what will happen tomorrow, next week, next year, and forever. Do you? If not, (and I know you do not,) why not trust someone who does? Ask for His leading before you walk down the wrong path with the wrong person.

 

Who are you walking together with in life?

 

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage and today’s Devotion?

 

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

 

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

 

  

GOD TALKING TO ME:  August 7, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)}
Amos 1-3 / Psalm 35:1-16
Proverbs 7 / Mark 15

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Psa. 22-26  /  Rom. 1