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The
Company
1999
There was a man who
started a company. He built it from the ground up.
He hired a couple to manage it. He told the couple to hire
as many people as possible because there were a lot of people
who needed jobs. The owner wanted as many people as
possible to have jobs. The company grew and hired many
workers. As time went on, the couple died and left their
children as managers. Over the years different people
managed the company.
One day, the original owner came to visit the company. He talked with the workers. He saw how they were working. They had a lot of things goofed up. They weren't using the equipment right. They were creating more work for themselves and if they kept it up, the company would lose so much money that they'd all be out of a job.
The owner explained this to the workers. He showed them the company's manuals. But many of them, in fact most of them, didn't believe the owner. They didn't even believe he was the owner. Many, most of the workers didn't do what he said. They did it the way they always did it.
So the man went to the managers of the company. Surely they would believe him and explain to the workers the truth. But the managers were very skeptical. They didn't believe he was the owner either.
Didn't the other managers before you tell you about me? He asked.
Yes, but we're not sure that you're really the owner, you'll have to prove it to us.
So the owner went throughout the company fixing equipment and showing those workers who would listen the correct way to do their jobs. But many of the managers still didn't believe he was the owner and thought he was an imposter.
When the owner left he told those workers who believed in him that he would return again, to watch for him and be ready because when he came back he would take those who were ready with him. They would retire with him and not have to worry about money ever again. But those who didn't believe would be out of a job because the company would have to close down. He told them to tell everyone who worked there so they could all be ready.
So those workers who believed tried to tell those who didn't believe what the owner said. That if they would be ready when he came that they also could retire with him.
The owner waited as long as he could so that he could take as many as possible with him into retirement. But the day came when he had to return and take his believers with him and close down the company.
If it were you, would you believe?
The Bible says that Jesus made the world but the world didn't know Him when He came. He came to His own people, and they didn't receive Him. But whoever receives Him He gives power to become a child of God-to whoever who believes on His name. (John 1:10-12)
If you believe in Him, you too can one day enter into His rest...
