A Need for Counsel Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety." Proverbs 11:14 The news of the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle in January of 1986 was a major shock to almost everyone. Millions of school children watched the coverage of the launch because a teacher from New Hampshire, Christa McAuliffe, was part of the crew. Yet to some the tragedy was not unexpected. A year before, engineers for Morton Thiokol (the company that made some of the key components of the shuttle) had discovered a serious problem. Under very cold conditions, the seals called o-rings that were part of the solid rocket boosters would fail, with potentially devastating results. In July of 1985 an engineer named Roger Boisjoly wrote a memo to his superiors in which he said: “It is my honest and very real fear that if we do not take immediate action to dedicate a team to solve the problem…then we stand in jeopardy of losing a [space shuttle] flight…” Those concerns went unheeded on a cold morning in January of the following year. Morton Thiokol executives made what was later described as a “management decision” that the launch could proceed safely. Tragically they were wrong, and those who warned of danger were right. Seven people perished as a result of an accident that could easily have been avoided. There is a tendency—a dangerous and potentially deadly tendency—to think that we have things pretty well figured out and don’t need help and input from others. The Bible stresses the importance of receiving and heeding wise counsel, but sometimes we only apply that principle to the young. It is for everyone. Even those of us who have been saved for many years still benefit from the safety of godly counselors. Humble yourself enough to receive and follow good counsel, and you will be protected as a result. Today’s Proverbs Precept: None of us are smart enough to resolve all of life’s problems and questions—we need wise and godly counsel
Posted on: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 01:06:32 +0000
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