The WWII Mark XIV torpedo was the US submarine’s main fleet torpedo and thousands were produced. It was designed in the 1930’s and wasn”t until many misses that the reliability was questioned. It looked good but in combat it failed many times. Eventually it was discovered that it had some design faults and all built were faulty. And as one stated, “The only reliable feature of the torpedo was it’s unreliability”. Many US Submariners lost their lives to that faulty torpedo. Eventually the war department corrected those design faults. That torpedo reminds me of something in the Bible. When God created man it was a unique design but there was one way it could go astray. God gave man the freedom to choose, (Genesis 2:15-17). He could either obey God or disobey. Adam and Eve had a beautiful life but believed a lie and ended up disobeying God, (Genesis 3:10-18, 23). Since that time all descendants of Adam and Eve are born with the inherent nature to disobey, (Romans 3:23). That flaw has led all mankind to be separated from God, (Romans 6:23, John 3:17-20). But God loves us and developed a plan to fix the problem, (1Peter 3:18, Titus 3:5). God’s fix it plan was the shed blood of Jesus Christ on the cross, (John 3:16 Romans 5:1-21). As we celebrate and enjoy this Holiday season let us remember the reason for the season.

See you in Church next Sunday.

Brother J