Recently in a company's event, we honoured a staff who had been working for 45 years in the company.
The idea of honouring a staff may not seems unusual as I believe the practice is probably carried out in every organization..
However, what strucked me most during the event was the testimony the staff commented.
He is a senior member in the company. His colleagues decribe him as quiet and insperational. The CEO of the company and the rest of the other staffs, nickname him 'stone' due to his quiet temperamental. Perhaps for some who does not know him as well as the others, the man seems mistakenly-cold-instead of quiet and indifferent.
Yet in his speech, he posseses in him the heart of a servant.
He joined the company at the age of 14 as 'the technical guy'. He was in charge of all operational matters, from locks to keys; sound system and power points. Today in the staff lunch, I discovered that he is also the Music man!
For an outsider, probably what he did in the company does not seems very effective. I mean...who can't meant a simple tasks as access cards et cetera. And perhaps in the world which encourages very much on striving, excelling, succeeding and performing, background matters such as electronical matters and operational tasks are unimportant.
However, unlike others, "Uncle William" remains the quiet soul the way he is. Performing his tasks, inspiring lives the way he should.
God sees his heart and God blesses the people around him, through him.
And then, one day, God put him to a test...the man was diagnosed with cancer. A threatening disease that may cause him his life.
If he was doubtless, perhaps he would have call out curses to God.
Questioning His presence, and leaving his faith.
Instead, the man came before God and he prayed. And God revealed to him a deeper meaning into his purpose.
Once always claimed that he is ready to meet God, now, he realized that maybe, he is not all that ready.
Smiling from above and touched by his faith, God healed him. And that experience made him even more convicted and committed to God.
Standing before the audiences, he said "I realized that since God delivered me out of my disease, nine years ago, I want my life to be used even more for the works of God until His time."
What kind of heart do you possess when you said you want to be used as an instrument for God?
Perhaps as Christians, we often claimed that 'God sees the heart.' but if I may asked, when you say that words, how confident are you that God will find within you the heart of a servant that He seeks?
Do you mean what you say when you ask God to look into your heart? That he may find a sincere heart, despite the simple tasks?
Indeed, our God is God who sees the heart and not mere appearrances. And if that is so, may the Heart of a Servant, one like the man mentioned above, be found in everyone of us each time He seeks it.
For God we do our best.
Amen
