Haven of rest Evangelical Ministries, Ota Nigeria

Listen to Jesus

*A man, who regularly attended Community meetings suddenly without any notice stopped participating.* After a few weeks, one very cold night the leader of that Group decided to visit him. *He found the man at home, alone, sitting in front of a fireplace where a bright fire burned.* The man welcomed the Leader. There was a great silence. *The two Men only watched the dancing flames around the logs that crackled in the fireplace.* After a few minutes the Leader, without saying a word, examined the woods that formed the fire and selected one of them, glowing most brightly of all, removing it to the side with a pair of tongs. Then he sat down again. *The host was paying attention to everything, fascinated. Before long, the lone Member flame subsided, until there was only a momentary glow & the fire soon went out.* In a short time what was previously bright light and heat had become nothing more than a black & dead piece of wood. *Very few words had been spoken since the greeting.* ...