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“Let them know that you, whose name is the Lord— that you alone are the
Most High over all the earth" – Psalm 83:18He slept in that morning. The night before had
been filled with dining and dancing, and his head still throbbed from the
spirits he had consumed in celebration of his promotion. For years he had his eye on that corner
office with the President title on the door.
He had worked in this company since he was 18 years old and here he was
35 years later reaching the pinnacle of his career. Work had been his passion. He left his wife and daughter in that small
white house on Chestnut street when that little girl was only 7. He was scared, confused about his priorities
and made a bad decision that had haunted him for years and now all he had as
proof of his former life was an 8x10 photo of her on her wedding day. He sat on the edge of his bed and wept over
her picture as the emotions overwhelmed him.
There was a point in his life when things seemed in control. He married right after high school, had a solid job for such a young man and was a proud father within 2 years. Choices and bad decisions left him alone and his entire world turned upside down. He lost his faith, his love for others and poured everything he had into his career. Well, here he was. He finally made it to the top, and as he looked around his Manhattan condominium he realize he was all alone at the top. The friends who drank the night away with him only 8 hours ago were long gone. He walked to the closet and with very depressed, evil intentions knelt down and reached for the handle of the gun case. Then he caught a glimpse in the dim light, and he reached for the Book instead. As he brought it out of the closet, he fell back on the floor, his back lying against the bed.
The cover was torn and tattered. His Dad carried it daily to and from work, to the war and back and was seen in his large easy chair reading it every morning as long back as the man could remember. Right up until his death, this book saw him through the ups and downs of life, the struggles of raising the kids, the bankruptcy and the many struggles they had face in life. Now here it was in the hands of his son, and it sat collecting dust in the corner of the closet for the last 25 years. As he opened the book, it fell to the 83rd Book of Psalms. The anger expressed by David towards mankind, especially his enemies, leaps from the pages. And then he gets to the last verse and it all comes rushing forward. His life had been spent combatting with God for control, for authority and for praise. He had taken all of the accomplishments in life and selfishly proclaimed them as his own doing. Despite his continued success in his career, he refused to give glory to the Lord, to the ultimate authority and creator of all things.
This explained the emptiness, the hollowness and loneliness in his life. This explained his self-centered choices in life and his hatred for mankind in general. Lowering his face into his hands, he cried out to the Lord in shame, begging forgiveness and asking for the opportunity to serve Him. The rush of emotions overwhelmed the man as he fell face first to the floor and poured out his life of sinful actions to the only Lord, the ultimate Authority, the One who sits upon the throne in heaven. In a moment his life had become one with purpose, one with blessing and one with the opportunity to change the world for the good.
Where are you with God? Is He your authority? Is He given credit for your success? Is God at the center of your decisions? Have you come to the point of serving Him in the manner in which He deserves or like our example above, are you captured in the fallacy that you alone are responsible for your talents, skills, success and accomplishments? There is only one supreme Authority and Lord on Most High and His name is Jehovah, and is to be praised. Give serious thought to your relationship with God and make amends as necessary today.
There was a point in his life when things seemed in control. He married right after high school, had a solid job for such a young man and was a proud father within 2 years. Choices and bad decisions left him alone and his entire world turned upside down. He lost his faith, his love for others and poured everything he had into his career. Well, here he was. He finally made it to the top, and as he looked around his Manhattan condominium he realize he was all alone at the top. The friends who drank the night away with him only 8 hours ago were long gone. He walked to the closet and with very depressed, evil intentions knelt down and reached for the handle of the gun case. Then he caught a glimpse in the dim light, and he reached for the Book instead. As he brought it out of the closet, he fell back on the floor, his back lying against the bed.
The cover was torn and tattered. His Dad carried it daily to and from work, to the war and back and was seen in his large easy chair reading it every morning as long back as the man could remember. Right up until his death, this book saw him through the ups and downs of life, the struggles of raising the kids, the bankruptcy and the many struggles they had face in life. Now here it was in the hands of his son, and it sat collecting dust in the corner of the closet for the last 25 years. As he opened the book, it fell to the 83rd Book of Psalms. The anger expressed by David towards mankind, especially his enemies, leaps from the pages. And then he gets to the last verse and it all comes rushing forward. His life had been spent combatting with God for control, for authority and for praise. He had taken all of the accomplishments in life and selfishly proclaimed them as his own doing. Despite his continued success in his career, he refused to give glory to the Lord, to the ultimate authority and creator of all things.
This explained the emptiness, the hollowness and loneliness in his life. This explained his self-centered choices in life and his hatred for mankind in general. Lowering his face into his hands, he cried out to the Lord in shame, begging forgiveness and asking for the opportunity to serve Him. The rush of emotions overwhelmed the man as he fell face first to the floor and poured out his life of sinful actions to the only Lord, the ultimate Authority, the One who sits upon the throne in heaven. In a moment his life had become one with purpose, one with blessing and one with the opportunity to change the world for the good.
Where are you with God? Is He your authority? Is He given credit for your success? Is God at the center of your decisions? Have you come to the point of serving Him in the manner in which He deserves or like our example above, are you captured in the fallacy that you alone are responsible for your talents, skills, success and accomplishments? There is only one supreme Authority and Lord on Most High and His name is Jehovah, and is to be praised. Give serious thought to your relationship with God and make amends as necessary today.
© Sondove
Enterprises, 2013
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