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Oft I read my friend’s tale
Which she sent through snail mail
Be in the ark and set sail
Persevere though there be a gale
Creator will never make you the tail
His concern for you will never fail.
“I just can’t stand their sight”, Sharon spoke to herself. She then silenced her heart applying brakes quite often. Yet her groaning brewed within. Her emotions hissed, “How could they do such injustice to me? That too without my knowledge! They don’t even have basic ethics. They kept me in dark. Do I deserve this ridicule for doing good?”
Like sea waves her thoughts tossed. “I took the trouble of visiting our parish members to mobilize funds sacrificing my leisure. Hereafter I’ll put an end to all my enthusiasm. No more of church activities. No one appreciates my efforts. Why take the trouble of travelling an extra mile? I’ll return home without attending the youth meeting.” With this thought she walked towards church.
Simultaneously a group of young girls were seated chatting in the parish hall of the church. They had come ahead for the youth meeting.
“I guess Sharon will not turn up” Mary muttered.
“It seems she never knew that the church secretary had removed her name from the leader’s list until last week” Stella stated.
“What does she think of herself – a queen?” Queenie questioned.
“I guess she wants to be crowned Miss. Divine” Caroline commented.
Since Sharon went early to church she read the following Scripture portion.
“And Noah did according to all that the LORD commanded him. Noah was six hundred years old when the flood waters were on the earth. So Noah, with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives, went into the ark because of the waters of the flood……In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. And the rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights. On the very same day Noah and Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons with them, entered the ark;….. So those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him; and the Lord shut him in. Genesis 7: 5-16.”
The Preacher spoke from the pulpit. “I guess it must have been tremendous work for Noah’s wife and his three daughters-in-law. Mind you, a pair of wood-pecker also travelled in the ark. Besides obeying instructions with implicit obedience they also had to manage the kingdoms of birds and animals. Have you ever seen their names in the Bible? No. It has not been recorded. Does that mean they were inferior to Noah and his sons?
Perhaps your pastor, your secretary or anyone for that matter may not recognize your hard work but always remember God calls you to enjoy the same privilege that He gave to Noah and his sons. Be in the ark or else you’ll perish. And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ (Colossians 3:23, 24).
“For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account” (Hebrews 4:12, 13).
The double-dagger – living and powerful word of God pierced Sharon’s soul. She became a new creation in Christ. She left the church with this thought, “Praise or no praise I will serve the Lord whole-heartedly and joyfully.”
While a group of youth members sat giggling with the intention, “Sharon will not turn up” she entered the parish hall holding the Bible close to her heart. In shock everyone stood up to welcome her.
When praises you deserve fail
Oft read your friend’s tale
Which she sent through faithwriter’s mail
Be in the ark and set sail
Persevere though there be a gale
Creator will never make you the tail
His concern for you will never fail.
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