June 25 Tractors

To Dig Deep   30 x 40    Oil on Canvas

I like tractors.  Enough said...

Actually, there is a little more to be said here. Scientia Fideles Defendit translates from Latin to mean: knowledge protects the faithful ones.  This saying is about creating a solid understanding of the Lord.  Luke 6:46 is about the wise and foolish builders.  A wise person building a house will dig deep to lay the foundation on solid rock.  A foolish builder does not and his house is destroyed in flloods and winds.  These clues I am giving lead to family values and knowing the Lord.  But, how does this blend with a tractor hanging from wires?

I have spent countless hours on construction sites. I have seen this many times:  The mechanic arrives early and starts warming up the tractors, they sit unattended.  At lunch the drivers will leave the tractor running while they go take their break. At a controlled site this may be okay but so many times I have seen cars pull up and some kid or a group of kids get out,  jump the short orange construction fencing and go running up to the tractors.  Usually, last out of the car is Dad.  He yells a few things at them but doesn't do much to stop them. When the tractor drivers see what's happening they start screaming at the kids to get off, then Dad becomes upset and then everyone gets mad, the driver, the dad and the kids.  If you really think about it, if the kids were to get in there and change the controls or the tractor blew a pressure hose or if the driver jumped in, unaware the kids were around, and drove off, someone could be killed!  

I have often wondered why a parent would stop their car, let the kids out, allow them to jump barriers just to show their kids potential death, but not show them Life.  This goes for many things, not just tractors.  Let's go see a scary movie about a possessed killer and fill our heads with cruelty. Let's go to the river and try and drown ourselves. Let's get on our bikes and try and break our backs Etc, etc, etc.  These are all fun things and I'm absolutely not opposed to them.  But....  Why not show the same excitement for church?  In all these things we are trusting in God to protect our kids, so why not stop the car, jump barriers and get to know Him a little more? 

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Don't just trust the tractor.  Ignorance kills.

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I should be able to get back to painting the whale very soon.  It's been a busy week.  Gotta love life!  Today (Saturday) I'm off to Search and Rescue training in the mountains.

Larry