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We forget too easily.
In order to fight off our forgetfulness, we do things.
We set up memorials.
We set aside days for remembrance.
We have traditions.
The Old Man and the Gulls
There’s a story, it’s a true story, of an old man who would visit an old pier, on the coast of Florida.
He visited this same spot every Friday night, until his death in 1973.
Each Friday, he would slowly walk the pier, while carrying a bucket of shrimp.
Sea gulls would flock to this man, and he would feed them the shrimp he brought.
Many years before, in October of 1942, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, was on a mission.
He was a celebrated war veteran from World War 1.
He found himself now as a pilot in World War II.
He was on a mission, flying a B-17 Flying Fortress.
He was going to New Guinea to deliver a message to General Douglas MacArthur.
Somewhere in the South Pacific, he became lost, and ran out of fuel.
The plane, along with his 7 companions, crashed in the ocean.
They were adrift at sea for nearly a month.
They struggled with water, weather, and the brutally scorching sun.
Sharks would ram their raft.
Their raft was 9 x 5.
One time a shark about 10 feet long even rammed their little raft.
The biggest danger was starvation.
It would take a miracle to keep them alive.
Captain Eddie describes the miracle that kept them alive.
He later recorded that one of the pilots named William Cherry, “read the service that afternoon, and we finished with a prayer for deliverance and a hymn of praise.”
It grew hot, and Eddie pulled his hat down over his eyes and he fell asleep, when something landed on his head.
He knew that it was a sea gull.
They all saw the sea gull, but no one said a word.
If this were a cartoon, the sea gull would have looked like a rotisserie chicken.
Captain Eddie said, “They were staring at that gull.
The gull meant food … if I could catch it.
And the rest, as they say is history.”
Captain Eddie caught the gull.
Its flesh was eaten.
It’s guts were used as bait to catch fish.
The 7 men on that raft lived, and their hopes were renewed because of that one sea gull, hundreds of miles from land.
Captain Eddie never forgot the sacrifice of that sea gull.
Every Friday, at sunset, he went to an old pier, along the coast of Florida.
He brought his bucket of shrimp and fed the gulls, remembering the one that died and saved their lives.
Captain Eddie remembered his experience.
Because it was life changing.
There was a time when the Galatians had loved Paul.
He’d visited them on a few of his missionary trips.
He was who they heard the Gospel from.
It was by his preaching that they were converted.
It was because of his influence that they accepted the truth, and joined the family of God.
And yet, they’d forgotten.
And so Paul writes the book of Galatians, a letter actually, to remind them of who he is.
He writes to remind them of how God was and is glorified in his life.
He not only makes these statements, but then he offers proof.
God was glorified in his life because he was called by Christ.
God was glorified in his life because he was taught by Christ.
And at the end of the day, all the glory belongs to Christ.
This is important to us, because if you are a believer, God has been glorified in your life as well.
I say that, and I bet there are a few people who hear “God has been glorified in your life” and their minds close off.
And you think to yourself, “There’s no way God is glorified in your life.”
You’re a normal Christian.
You’re not Paul.
You’re not Peter.
You’re the average Christian.
“God doesn’t work like that in your life.”
If that is you … then you have forgotten something huge.
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker would never forget that sea gull.
And we should never forget that the glory of God is displayed in our lives, in your life.
Let’s go ahead and read Paul’s reminder to the Galatians.
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At the very end of that text, Paul says, “And they glorified God because of me.”
Paul is explaining his conversion story.
He explains how he was converted.
How Jesus prepared Him.
And what he became.
And God was glorified in that.
He had an exceptional conversion.
There are some things present in Paul’s story that are not in yours.
But the principles are the same, and in every conversion.
And by us going through this text, I want you to see God’s glory displayed in your conversion and life.
First, let’s see The Glory of Being Called By Christ.
Today we have animal shelters.
We used to have pounds, but the pound brings with it images of dirty, mangy mutts.
A shelter sounds so much nicer and better.
So, today animals are rescued taken to shelters.
The shelter is a refuge for all the good dogs out there that don’t have a home.
Suppose you want to get a dog for your family.
Maybe you’ve done this.
You go to the shelter, and look at all those dogs.
There’s something interesting about dogs, it is as if God made them to be with us.
They love people.
And as you walk down the aisle looking at the dogs, they are all so happy to see you.
Their tails wag.
Their ears do that cute bending thing.
They might be behind a plexi-glass sheet, and they jump onto the plexi-glass panel, trying to get to you, so they can smother you with kisses.
You’ve made up your mind, you’re getting a dog.
You have your families needs and safety in mind.
You want something that is not too small, but not too big.
You want something that will play well with kids.
And you might even consider the upkeep of the dog.
How much does it shed?
Will it need to go to the groomers?
Things like that.
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