THE
CALL...
The
Master called my name one day because He needed someone to go:
I
said, "Lord, in my spare time, between school, spending time with my
husband, working from 8 to 6, and trying to coordinate a program for my
community to help our children do better, I will help You look. See, I know I
can't go right now cause I have so much to do."
He said, "Well, where shall I find such a person? I thought I saw your name
on My list of available people."
"Well, Lord, that was the prayer that I prayed last year, but since then,
things have changed." He said "Like what?"
"Well, I'm working on my Ph.D. and I'm needed by so many people and my
husband is always wanting something done, and on top of that, my community
EXPECTS me to help and give to them so..."
"Well, since you're busy, I'll let you go, but we will talk again, if YOU
have some time." I went on through the days, and the weeks, and the months
completing my tasks as always.
One evening, while studying for my comp exams, I received a call from the
hospital concerning my husband.
He had been in a terrible accident and was in critical condition.
I dropped everything and ran to the Hospital where I found my husband hanging on
for dear life.
I immediately begin to pray: "Lord, don't take him now, I can't bear
it," but my prayer echoed off the wall and returned into my own ear.
That next morning I left the hospital tired and weary, and walked in the door of
my classroom just in time to begin my comps. As the professors began asking me
questions I opened my mouth to speak, but nothing came out.
In my mind, I began praying, praying hard, but my prayer echoed again and I
found myself upset at the Lord because He was nowhere to be found. I could not
explain to them what was happening. After leaving from my exams, I called in to
work because I was so distraught at all that was going on. I explained to my
supervisor what had happened and she demanded that I take some time off.
After visiting my husband in the hospital that evening, I went home and fell
into a sunken state, crying and despairing. Just then I heard someone calling my
name. "Lord, is that YOU?"
"Well, yes it is. Do YOU have some time? I wanted to see if I could just
talk ..... "
Instead of waiting to hear His questions, I lashed out in anger and resentment.
"How is it that when I needed You today, YOU couldn't be found and last
night I cried and cried, but all I heard were echoes from the walls.
My husband is dying, I'm flunking out of school, I may not have a job, and You
can just sit and say YOU want to talk." The Lord interrupted me in my
foolish speaking... "My child, I was busy, out looking for someone to go
and tell others about Me when you cried.
By the time I came to answer, you had moved on to something else. So, I decided
to let your husband rest, and keep you home for a few days. That way, MAYBE you
would get in touch with Me, if YOU had some time.
For you see, before your husband, the community, or your job needs you, I NEED
YOU. And if all these things take you away from Me, I have to almost take them
away from YOU in order to get a moment." I calmed down and began to
cry. For I remembered my prayer of wanting to go and do for the Lord. He
said, "I just wanted to check with you to see if you knew of ANYONE that I
could send to be a witness for Me and tell others about Me, anyone at all?"
With tears in my eyes and feeling so unworthy I said, "Lord, send me, I'll
go..." The Lord should never have to ask us if we have some time.
When He died on the cross He put aside everything to insure us eternal life. We
should be more than GRATEFUL to do service for the Lord, to witness, and to tell
ANYONE we can about Jesus.
Don't let your (things), WHATEVER they may be, get you so tied up that the Lord
has to become a meeting time in your yearly planner. He had more than enough
time for us. The least we could do is have time for Him.
Bible
Reading:
Matthew 22
The Parable of the Wedding Banquet
1Jesus spoke to them again in
parables, saying: 2"The kingdom of heaven is
like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. 3He
sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to
come, but they refused to come.
4"Then he sent some more
servants and said, 'Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my
dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is
ready. Come to the wedding banquet.'
5"But they paid no
attention and went off—one to his field, another to his business. 6The
rest seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them. 7The
king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned
their city.
8"Then he said to his
servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to
come. 9Go to the street corners and invite to the
banquet anyone you find.' 10So the servants went
out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, both good and
bad, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11"But when the king
came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding
clothes. 12'Friend,' he asked, 'how did you get in
here without wedding clothes?' The man was speechless.
13"Then the king told
the attendants, 'Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the
darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
14"For
many are invited, but few are chosen."
Matthew 25
The Parable of the Ten Virgins
1"At that time the
kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to
meet the bridegroom. 2Five of them were foolish and
five were wise. 3The foolish ones took their lamps
but did not take any oil with them. 4The wise,
however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5The
bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell
asleep.
6"At midnight the cry
rang out: 'Here's the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!'
7"Then all the virgins
woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8The foolish ones
said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.'
9" 'No,' they replied,
'there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil
and buy some for yourselves.'
10"But while they were
on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready
went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.
11"Later the others also
came. 'Sir! Sir!' they said. 'Open the door for us!'
12"But he replied, 'I
tell you the truth, I don't know you.'
13"Therefore keep watch,
because you do not know the day or the hour.
Luke 12
Watchfulness
35"Be dressed ready for
service and keep your lamps burning, 36like men
waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes
and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. 37It
will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes.
I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at
the table and will come and wait on them. 38It will
be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in
the second or third watch of the night. 39But
understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was
coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. 40You
also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not
expect him."
| Let's pray!
Father, I thank You that YOU took time to remind me how vital You are to
my very existence. I thank you that I respond to Your presence and Your
call on my life in a meaningful way. Thank You for placing on my heart
those things that are close to Your heart. Give me an understanding of
Your purpose, allow me to walk close to You, and show me Your ways, in
Jesus' Name I pray, Amen. |
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