Object lessons are one of the best educational tools known to man. And Jesus used object lessons throughout the four gospels. For example, Jesus taught eternal truths using salt, a wineskin, bread, a vine, a mustard seed, and a needle to name a few. Think about some of your favorite object lessons that have remained in your mind for years.

One of my favorite object lessons is a button. I have been told for years that if you get the top button on your shirt done correctly then all the other buttons will line up correctly, but if you get the top button out of line, all the other buttons will be out of line. And that is true for life as well. If you seek God first, then all the other things of life line up correctly in their appropriate timing and place.

A few days ago, I went outside for a few moments and observed how many object lessons I could recognize within a short distance from where I was standing. I saw a garden and then immediately thought about the parable of the sower and the different kinds of soil. I felt a strong breeze and thought about the Nicodemus story and how Jesus taught him that the Holy Spirit blows like the wind in that you cannot control it or manipulate when it comes or where it goes.

As the wind blew with strength, I heard the leaves on the tress make sounds as if they were clapping. I immediately thought of the scripture that remins us that the trees will praise God if we do not. I saw birds soaring with the wind beneath their wings and of course I thought about Isaiah 40:31. I saw adults and children playing with their respective pets and I thought about the Book of Genesis and was reminded that God has given man dominion over the animals, birds, and fish.

Take a few minutes and look around and locate what objects remind you of a life lesson or eternal truth. Let's play catch! It is your turn to throw!