Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company, one day came upon a man whose Model T Ford had broken down. It was clear the driver didn’t know what was wrong, so Henry asked if he could take a look. In a few minutes, he had the car running again. The grateful owner said: ‘I’m amazed at your ability; you fixed my car so easily.’ Ford replied: ‘Well, I ought to be able to fix it, because I’m the one who designed it.’
When things go wrong we naturally go to the designer for a solution. And when things are going wrong with life we can’t do better than refer back to its designer. Jesus said: ‘I have come that you might have life, and have it more abundantly.’ Abundant life is what we all want, and abundant life is what God intends we should have. But only the designer can show us how to make it happen.