Wrong Predictions

In 1876, Western Union officials prepared an internal memo about the likelihood of success of Alexander Graham Bell's new invention, the telephone.

"This telephone has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication," read the memo.

In 1899, Charles Duell, the Commissioner of the United States Patent Office, said, "Everything that can be invented has been invented."

In 1927, Harry Warner, of Warner Bros. movie studio fame, first heard about the idea of having actors speak in films.

"Who wants to hear actors talk?" he grumbled.

In 1962, Decca Records listened to a demo from a new band. The Decca Records suits didn't like the band, and decided not to sign them to a contract.

"We don't like their sound," read a Decca Records evaluation of the band, "and guitar music is on the way out."

The band was the Beatles.

In 1977, Ken Olson, the president of Digital Equipment Corp., said, "There's no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."

Are you getting the picture here?

Has someone criticized you and your ministry? Has someone predicted nothing but gloom and doom and failure for you and your ministry? Prove 'em wrong! History is littered with the worthless words of critics who made negative comments or predictions, normally based on jealousy, envy, fear, or ignorance, and who were dead wrong.

Prove your critics wrong. The Beatles and many others did, and so can you!