The Juggler

The Juggler

Many times we put too much emphasis on our physical life and do not spend enough time thinking about our eternity. It is important that we know where we are going after we die. There is a physical place where our spirit goes after death. The Bible says that it is either heaven or hell. There is no other place mentioned in the Bible concerning the eternal destination of the human spirit. There are only two choices and God has given us a free will to choose which one we will go to. Deuteronomy 30:19, and Joshua 24:15

                                       "I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set
                                        before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life,
                                         that both you and your descendants may live..." Deuteronomy 30:19

There is a good story that ministered to my heart to not focus so much on the material life, but rather to focus on the Lord and seek to do His will because only that will last for eternity. All material gain that we work so hard for will not have any meaning or value when we die. Only by making Jesus the Lord of our life and seeking to do His perfect will, can one truly rejoice and know that they are rich in the eyes of the Lord. I hope this message ministers to your heart.

                                    "But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul will be required
                                      of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?'
                                    So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God"
                                      Luke 12:20-21

The Juggler
He was born in Italy but came to the United States as a young man. He studied juggling and became famous throughout the world. Finally he decided to retire. He longed to return to his home country and settle down. He took all his worldly possessions, booked a passage on a ship to Italy and invested all the rest of the money in a single diamond. He hid the diamond in his stateroom.

While aboard ship, he was showing a boy how he could juggle a bunch of apples. Soon the crowd had gathered. The pride of the moment went into his head. He ran to the stateroom and got the diamond. He explained to the crowd that it represented his entire life's savings. He started juggling the diamond. Soon he was taking more and more chances.

At one point he threw the diamond high into the air and the crowd gasped. Knowing what the diamond meant, they begged him not to do it again. Moved by the excitement of the moment, he threw the diamond even higher. Again the crowd gasped and then sighed in relief when he caught the diamond.

Having total confidence in himself and his ability, the juggler told the crowd he would throw it up one more time. This time it would be so high that it would be out of sight for a moment. Again, they begged him not to do it.

But with confidence of all his years of experience, he threw the diamond high into the air. It actually did disappear for a moment. Then the diamond returned into view, sparkling in the sunlight. At that moment, the ship lurched and the diamond dropped into the sea and was lost forever.

We all feel terrible about the man's loss of all his worldly possessions. But God compares our soul as more valuable than the possessions of the whole world.

Just like the man in the story, some of us are juggling with our souls. We trust in ouselves and our own ability and the fact that we have gotten by before. Oftentimes there are people around us begging us to stop taking the risk because they recognize the value of our soul. But we continue to juggle one more time...never knowing when the ship will lurch and we will have lost our chance forever.

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