KEEP ON

KEEP ON

One thing I love about life is the fascinating mystery of future potential.  Some possibilities seem so apparent.  Ohers remain just out of reach or hidden, but they are just as real because The Creator has made them so.

Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress at the piano, a mother bought tickets for a performance by Ignace Paderewski, the world famous concert pianist.  When the night arrived, they arrived early and located their seats near the front of the concert hall, excitedly eyeing the majestic Steinway waiting up on stage.

As the mother conversed with a nearby friend, her son quietly slipped away.  When eight o’clock arrived, the curtain opened and the audience quieted.  Only then did the mother realize that her young son was up on stage seated on the piano stool, innocently picking out “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.”

The mother gasped, but before she could retrieve her son, the music master appeared on stage and quickly walked over to the piano.

“Don’t quit – keep on playing,” Paderewski whispered into the ear of the little lad.  And leaning down, he reached over with his left hand to fill in the bass part.  Soon his right arm reached around to the other side, encircling the child and adding a beautiful obligato.  Together, the old master and the young novice amazed and mesmerized the crowd.

Unpolished though our lives may be, it is the Master who, time and again, surrounds us and whispers ever so gently, “Don’t quit – keep on playing.”  And in the powerful presence of His loving grace, all of our insufficiencies and inabilities are somehow swept away.   His sure promise of a brighter tomorrow encourages us to continue – until He can shape and develop us into His image and likeness.

Keep on.  No matter what, Jehovah-Shammah is there.

Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!