"The story is told of a great violinist who announced he would give a concert using an unusually expensive violin. On the designated night, violin lovers packed the hall to hear the instrument played. The violinist came out on stage and gave an exquisite performance, climaxed by a thunderous ovation from the appreciative crowd. He bowed to acknowledge the cheers, then suddenly threw the instrument to the floor, stomped it to pieces, and walked offstage. The audience was horrified.
A few moments later, the stage manager came out and said to the stunned crowd, 'Ladies and gentlemen, the violin that was just destroyed was only a twenty-dollar violin. The maestro will now return to play on the advertised instrument.' He did so, and few could tell the difference." - excerpt from Follow Me by John MacArthur
The point of the story is clear - it's not the instrument, it's the Master who wields it. If we, as believers and followers of Jesus Christ, fully yield ourselves to His purpose for us then amazing things can, and will, happen. Hearts will be healed, marriages will be restored and a peace not of this world will reign in us.
"And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord." -Colossians 3:15,16
~~JBH
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