Jesus never
forces himself on anyone, but he stands at the door and knocks. He was
invited to the marriage of the King's son. His mother said, "They have no
wine." They brought Him empty vessels. That is the only kind of a
person Jesus can help and use. One who is empty and feels their need of
Jesus filling their hearts with His presence. In one place where we
were looking for an opening, we were in conversation with a man and he
didn’t think their was any need of any more preachers there. His name
was Barrel and he was a full barrel…didn’t feel his need. When visiting
a factory where dishes or vessels were being made, I noticed after the
vessels had been finished, some were discarded and I was told the reason
that these had cracked when they had been put in the oven was they
didn’t have enough sand in the clay. We need a good deal of sand, or
grit, to get along in God’s Way. Sometime it is just a very small thing
that keeps people from getting saved. If we are willing for a little
hard time now, we will have the best at the last. I tried the world and
its religion, but found it just empty. Hymn 330 |