Cartoonology Devotional 08-08-09

Cartoonology Devotional 08-08-09

E. Larry Ross

Cartoonology.  There is great theology in cartoons and comics.

It is true that men who claim to be self-made can blame no one else for their failures and disappointments but themselves.  I had a professor in college many years ago that claimed to be self-made.  He came out of the slums of New York to earn several degrees in education, and, indeed, he had been successful, at least by the world's standards.

I would often talk this professor in the hallway during the short break from our class period each week.  I soon learned why he considered himself self-made.  He was a professing atheist who had no interest in discussions about God.  He even told me that he didn't need God because he was not a sinner.  Our discussions were interesting, because he was never belligerent or rude.  He was just comfortable with being an atheist. 

I suppose when you leave God out of your life, you can think of yourself as self-made.  The truth, however, is that you would be nothing without God whether or not you believe in him.  It has been said, "God said it, I believe it, and that settles it".  Someone else said, "God said it, and that settles it whether I believe it or not".  The latter statement is the truer one. 

1 Corinthians 8:2-3 (HCSB)
² If anyone thinks he knows anything, he does not yet know it as he ought to know it.
³ But if anyone loves God, he is known by Him.  08-08-09

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