A man once said that if He was given an opportunity to be born on Earth, he was going to work for God his creator.
After pestering his maker for a long time to the hearing of all in Heaven, an Angel reminded God the creator of an important assignment that was to be carried out on Earth and in a certain country. Adding the angel also requested that if only the creator would accept the pleadings of this particular man who had always wish to work on Earth on Gods behalf; and permit the said man to depart to Earth into a particular family. Which God agreed to.
The angel was then assigned to carry out all the necessary preparations in order to facilitate the Earth bound journey for that particular man.
In a few hours later the angle then announced that all was now set for the Earth bound journey for the said man. He the man was now fully briefed of his assignment on Earth. At the end of the day in heaven, the creator requested for the man to be brought before him. He then ordered another angel whose schedule was to lead individuals to the spiritual door that leads to the Human world.
The man knowing fully well that his request has been met was very excited, that finally he could prove to God his worth towards God on Earth. Radiating with smiles all over, to the minute and seconds that the great door between the Heaven and Earth was opened, which is the predestined womb of a woman on earth.
At eighty human years, an angel of death knocked at the door of Mr Jones, because ever since he was given birth to on Earth he was named Jones. The message was that it was time for Mr. Jones to return back to his creator. This automatically means that Mr. Jones must depart the human race.
Mr. Jones arrived heaven to give an account of his journey on earth. Continuing Mr. Jones said "My God almighty, from birth until I was twelve years old, I considered myself too young for the work that you sent me to do"
That is very true; you were young and still probably trying to understand the world, because I remember visiting you trice in trying to help you understand the things around you, put in an angel standing by.
"What happened next" asked God?
"Sir between the age of 12 and 19, I was too care-free and I never took life seriously. Also by the time I was between the ages of 19 and 27, I had become self-centred, self-confident and busy chasing all the frivolities of life. At 28 years of age I became married, I then believed that with a wife all things would work out for my full entrance into my predestined job, but how wrong I was. Little did I know that, that was a new era in life entirely. I had to start working more harder so that I could make ends meet in my family, sending the kids to school and you know all the things that has to do with raising up the kids in a Godly way, in the state at which the earth is, it was almost impossible for me to accomplish this feat properly. By the time I was between 40 and 54, I was extremely too busy, I was neck deep in matters of my office, chairman to several committees, yet I was still dedicated to my family. Between age 54 and 65 I was thinking of how I would settle myself so that when I retire from active service I would be able to live efficiently well without depending on my children for financial support. I was working and entering everything possible and available deal that would fetch me money and also make me leave an inheritance for my children. God by the time I was now 70 to 80 years I knew that I was too old for the job that you sent me, then, I looked back and saw all the wasted years, that I should have used in working perfectly for you. At age 80 your angel of death came calling and ended my poor and miserable old age coupled with pains and full of regrets, of what I should have done when I should have done it. My God it was then that I remembered Ecclesiastes 12 verse 1," which reads" Remember now thy Creator, in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not nor the year draw nigh, when thou shall say I have no pleasure in them."
‘Do you mean to say that you did not do the work at which I sent you for in the first place?' Asked God.
Fidgeting, with his eyes bowed towards the ground and with the looks of a condemned criminal, he answered with a barely audible voice "yes sir, I did not do the job".
Angel reminder, did you not go to remind Mr. Jones as usual about his job on earth? Inquired God.
Replying; Angel reminder said, 'I did remind Mr. Jones Sir, several occasions throughout his entire lifetime on earth. Once every year from when he was nine years old until he was twenty-seven. I visited him twice a year from then on as usual, but every time he would reply that he knew and there was still many more years and would carry out the job.
When he was between twenty-eight and fifty-four, he told me that he was trying to settle down his wife and family. Between fifty-five and sixty-seven, he said that he was putting things in place for his retirement so that he could dedicate the rest of his entire life to your service. Between sixty-seven and eighty, he grumbled that he was now old and ageing with his bones aching, making him lose grip of issues and things. As this last year approached in its timing, the angel of death told me that there was no need for me to remind Mr. Jones of the work as it was his time to visit Mr. Jones'.
"What was it in the world that you were chasing"? God asked Mr. Jones now looking at him.
I was just looking for Love, Money and all the good things of life, which are Fame, Houses, A beautiful wife, A nice family, Power and Nature generally, answered Mr. Jones.
"Do you realize that all these things you were wasting precious time chasing were created by me for your comfort. It was not meant for you to chase after them but naturally they would be added up to you, if you had sought first after me, the kingdom and its righteousness”.
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:
• Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. Ecclesiastes 12 verse 13.
• For God shall bring every work into judgement with every secret thing, whether it be good or evil. Ecclesiastes 12 verse 14.
• The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, fear God now and do that job which he has sent you here on earth for that is to reconcile all men unto God. Proverbs 9 vs 10, Psalms 111 vs 10.
• Jesus said go ye into the world and preach the gospel unto the four corners of the earth. Mark 16 vs 15 & 16.
• That which you are sent here for, have you done it?
• Can you say now I have fought the good fight and I have finished my course and have kept the faith? 2 Timothy 4 vs 7.
• The clock is ticking and it waits for no one, now is the time to get busy on Gods job.
• If you were God what does Mr. Jones deserve?
• If you were Mr. Jones what would you say or do next?
• Finally, hope you are not wasting your life like Mr. Jones.
Written on 17th July 2004.
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