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Are
You Listening?
Back
when the telegraph was the fastest method of long
distance communication,
a young man applied for a job as a Morse Code
operator. Answering an ad in the newspaper, he went to
the office that was listed. When he arrived, he
entered a
large, busy office filled with noise and clatter,
including the sound of the telegraph in the
background. A sign
on the receptionist’s counter instructed job
applicants to fill out a form and wait until they were
summoned to enter the inner office. The young man
filled out his form and sat down with the seven other
applicants in the waiting area.
After
a few minutes.... the young man stood up, crossed the
room to the door of the inner office, and walked right
in. Naturally the other applicants perked up,
wondering what was going on. They muttered among
themselves that they hadn’t heard any summons yet.
They assumed that the young man who went into the
office made a mistake and would be disqualified.
Within
a few minutes, however, the employer escorted the
young man out of the office and said to the other
applicants, "Gentlemen, thank you for coming,
but the job has just been filled."
The
other applicants began grumbling to each other, and
one spoke up saying, "Wait a minute, I don’t
understand. He was the LAST to come in, and we never
got a chance to be interviewed. Yet HE got the job. That’s
not fair!"
The
employer said, "I’m sorry, but the last several
minutes while you’ve been sitting here, the
telegraph has been ticking out the following message
in Morse Code:
‘If you understand this message, then come
right in! The job is yours.’
NONE of you heard it or understood it. This young
man did - AND - he responded to the
message! The
job is his."*
There
is a lot of noise and clatter in the world today.
Confusion booms with the multitude of sounds,
all of them beckoning for our attention.
Yet in ALL of this clamor, God is calling US
through His Word.
He is inviting us into a relationship with
Himself through His Son, Jesus Christ.
He is calling us to faith
(Hebrews 11:6), repentance
(Acts 17:31), confession
(Romans 10:9-10), baptism
for the forgiveness
of our sins (Acts 2:38), AND a life of faithfulness to
His revealed Will (1 John 1:7).
Are
YOU
listening?
Will you answer His call? -.-. --- -- .
God
bless you!
David A. Sargent,
Minister
Church of Christ at Creekwood
1901 Schillinger Rd. S.
Mobile, Alabama 36695
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