I have come in order that you might have life--life in all its fullness. John 10:10
Once upon a time in a country far away, there lived a band of minstrels. They travelled from town to town performing their music to make a living. The country had fallen on difficult times. There was little money for the common folk to come hear the minstrels perform.
One day before a scheduled performance in a certain town, the minstrels met together to discuss their situation. One of the minstrels said, “I don’t see any point in going on with our performance tonight. Not only can the townspeople not afford to pay to hear our performance, it’s also starting to snow. How many folks do you think we’ll have?”
Another of the minstrels spoke up, “I agree. Last night we performed for just a handful of people. I bet we’ll have even less tonight. Why don’t we just give back what little money we’ve already collected and cancel the concert?”
Still another minstrel said, “How can anyone expect us to do our best for so few people?”
The oldest member of the group was also the group’s leader. He looked at the minstrel troupe and said, “Look, I know you’re discouraged. I am too. But we have a responsibility to anyone who might come. We will go on with the performance tonight and we will do the best job we can. It isn’t the fault of those who do come that others do not. They shouldn’t be punished because we give less than our best.”
The group was inspired by their leader’s pep talk. That night, they gave the best performance ever. When the small audience left, the leader called his minstrels together. In his hand he held a note handed to him by one of the audience.
“Guys, listen to this!” There was a spark of excitement in his voice. They all gathered around to hear what the note had to say. Slowly, the minstrel leader read: “Thank you for a beautiful performance.” And it was simply signed, “Your King.”
Do you want to live life to the fullest? You can’t do that without pleasing the King of kings and Lord of Lords, Jesus Christ. If you’ll live each moment of each day with the desire to do your best for the One who gave His all, you’ll find abundant life here and eternal life in heaven.
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