Back a few years ago, Paul Harvey did a
Rest Of The Story story that I liked very much. I'm going to try to
re-tell the story in the familiar Paul Harvey style:
Alfred was rich and famous. He was an
inventor. One day he was reading his local newspaper when something very
shocking caught his eyes. He found an article about himself. The shocking part
was that he was reading from the obituaries. Although he was very much alive,
somehow the newspaper was claiming him to be dead. As he continued to read his
own obituary, he started getting a sick feeling in the pit of his belly. You
see, Alfred, a very smart chemist and physicist, had just recently invented
dynamite. And although he was also very interested in other things such as drama
and poetry, the newspaper was portraying him as a killer. The bulk of the obit
emphasised the fact that he had invented something that blew-up and killed
people. Not wanting to be remembered that way, Alfred pledged the rest of his
life and riches for the betterment of humanity. In his will, he directed the
establishment of a foundation to award annual prizes for achievement in
chemistry, physics, literature, and efforts toward international peace. Alfred,
better known as Alfred Bernhard Nobel, has one of the most prestigious awards in
the world named after him. The Nobel Prize also includes a cash prize of almost
a million dollars. In 1968, the prize field was broadened to include an award in
economic science.
If you could read your own obituary today,
would you be proud of your accomplishments? Alfred Nobel was given a "second
chance" to change his impact on the world. Would you be remembered for good
things or for bad things? When we allow Christ to live through us, we are also
able to make a big impact on people around us. A big and good impact! No matter
how insignificant you may view yourself, you are most important to God. And He
wants to do some great things through you! Will you allow Him to do
it?
Romans 12:21 says, "Be not overcome with evil, but overcome evil with
good."
Father, teach us to allow you to live in us
and to guide us. Your will is perfect. No matter what a mess we may have made in
our lives up to this point, we know You have the power to change all of it in a
split-second. Thank you for loving and caring for us this much. In Jesus name,
Amen.
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