A couple of Saturday’s ago, I decided to work on our spare bathroom.
For 2 years the tub and shower have been inoperable because of a rotting floor.
Sometime last year I began tearing out the walls around the tub so I could get it out; the problem is I wasn’t quite sure how to do it.
So I finally lit a fire under myself to get the tub out.
After about an hour I called Dupuis to ask his advice on how these things are installed, since I couldn’t get it to budge.
He came over to help! (my hero)
Here’s what we discovered; it wasn’t stuck, just heavy.
The thing was installed over 40 years ago and was cast iron!
Heavy is a word that doesn’t do justice to it.
We worked for another hour trying to get it to slide out away from the back wall.
Finally we had enough clearance to get it past the plumbing fixtures.
After getting it on the side, we put a furniture dolly underneath it and rolled it outside.
The thing must’ve weighed a thousand pounds…ok…closer to 300 but it feels like a thousand when you back is aching.
There’s an even weightier matter to consider.
Jesus said the following about the religious leaders of His day,
“They bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.” Matt 23:4
Leadership in the church must be seasoned with accountability. What the pastor’s and church workers say do needs to also be done by them.
Concerning the scribes and Pharisee’s, Jesus also said, “Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do.” Matt 23:3
As Pastor, I pray you can see God in my life and that my words and actions are not hypocritical.
I may be a cut-up and joke around but when it comes to salvation, I’m serious.
I also hope that I don’t burden anyone with anything that I’m not willing to do myself.