By church watch in Nigeria: THE MAN YOU MUST NEVER MEET! I heard this story from a preacher several years ago and the lesson it teaches is as relevant today as it was then. There was once an accomplished, globally renowned organist. His skills on the various forms of pipe and electric organs were unrivalled. He was a much sought-after performer at government and inter- governmental functions all over the world. And as his fame and accolade grew, so did his bank account. But in a very quiet recess of his heart there was something that was yearning for more. For more diligence in reaching deeper to become even better at what he did. And for more effort in discovering why he had been so extraordinarily blessed by the gift he had. But his busy schedule and growing demand for his services did not give him too much time to reflect on the quiet yearning of his heart. Just around this period, he was declared the ‘Man of the Year’ by the global TIME magazine – he had reached the zenith of accomplishment. He died shortly afterwards and found himself in an unending tunnel of light. As he walked along, he heard a melodious music coming from somewhere down the tunnel. He quickened his pace toward the source of the music, for he was enthralled by the quality of the music he was hearing. “Yeah, that’s the level of music I would have loved to play on earth; that was what my mind kept nudging me towards.” He said to himself as he got to a bend and saw the man playing the music in the distance. Half running now, he got to the man, stood behind him and listened intently to the music he would have loved to play on earth. Summoning up courage, he tapped the shoulder of the man playing the organ, and got the shock of his life! For as the man looked up, our friend saw that the man that had been playing the organ is himself! As the two men stared at each other, an angel appeared and cleared up the confusion. He turned to the man that had just arrived and said, “The man you saw playing the organ is the prototype of who God created you to be. And the music you heard him playing is the music that God created you to play. God wanted to be worshipped on earth with that level of quality of music, and He created you specifically to fill that purpose. But you got to the world, and allowed the adulation and reward of men to distract you from becoming who you were created to be. Here is the man you should have been, but you fell short of the standard and purpose for your creation.” LESSON: The man you must NEVER meet - is the man you were created to be. Who were you created to be? What exactly did God have in mind when he formed you? Are you fulfilling that purpose today? Do you even know the purpose? Have you been distracted by the adulation of man? Have you allowed the pursuit of wealth to take you off course? Are you constantly going back to God to get your bearing that you are on course? If you died tonight (God forbid) would you be the man you were meant to be, or would you meet the man you were meant to be? Please reflect deeply while you still have the opportunity to do so. “So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.” (Matthew 25:28-29) Friends, this is indeed how to get ready for the second coming of Jesus Christ. God bless.
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 19:14:29 +0000
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