Saturday 29 November 2008

The broom !


One day a boy went to a church to visit a pastor, far away from the church, he saw a big cross hanging on the roof top of the church, shining with the neon light at night. And happily he went into the corridor, there he saw a signboard “Jesus came to seek the lost sinner.” And then the ushers lead him into the main hall of the worship center, and there he saw a big stage, a lot of pews, and there in the middle of the stage, there is the pulpit, on the pulpit, a craved wooden cross, and he was trilling to see such a view. Ore some, and he then saw a big grand piano, tambourine, trumpet, violin, flute and guitar next to the pulpit, and he asked the people there, waiting to worship the Lord, “May I have a Bible please?” There men surprised and show him where the Bibles are, and the boy asked is there any song book, the man replied, “Yes, here you are, have one.” And the boy happily walked away to the front of the pew, and then he continue his walk to the stage, and there and he saw a big wooden table, solid, carved with another sentence, “In remembrance of me.” And then he asked the usher, what is the meaning of that table and the meaning of that wording? The deacon came to explain, “this is table where we partake the Lord supper, it is like an altar, and there we remember Jesus died for all mankind, and remember Him until this day.” The boy was filled with joy and he was introduced to the elders of the church, and then they walked up the stage, and there he looked down to the pews, what a gigantic sight, a church worship hall, and then he saw a cup of plain water put on the pulpit, and he was surprised and wonder why there was a cup of water on that pulpit, so he asked the elders, the elder replied this is the cup of water to refresh the throat of the elder and pastor who was going to preach that night, and then the boy saw a row of chairs were put there near the pulpit, and the boy was curious to see those chairs, and he asked the pastor of the church, “Pastor, is this the chair for the Lord Jesus Christ?’ The pastor who is having a doctorate degree was speechless, and then he nodded and the pastor said, to the young boy, “My dear, these are not the seats for Jesus Christ; these are the seats for the elders and pastors of our church.” The boy replied, “I see.” Then he saw a broom, it was put next to chair, and then the boy asked the pastor, why there is a broom up the stage? The pastor said, “This is the broom to chase away all those listeners who do not agree and obey our teachings and doctrines.” The boy was very sad and scare when he saw the broom, and then he asked the pastor, “Pastor, may I go home now, my grandmother may be worry about me.” The pastor and elders, deacons shake hands with the boy, and pastor then say these words, “Go in peace my boy, may God bless you.” Before he leaved, the boy said to the pastor, “The Gospel will be preached to the end to the world, the end will come.”

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