Don't Bury Your Piccolo!
"Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these
members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we [Christians] who are
many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have
different gifts, according to the grace given us. – Romans 12:4-6.
In God's
kingdom there is a place for everyone. There are no exceptions to this rule.
Thus it is important that everyone is in his or her place if God's work on
earth is going to be done harmoniously.
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Sir Michael Costa,
the celebrated conductor, was holding a rehearsal. As the mighty chorus rang
out, accompanied by scores of instruments, the musician playing the piccolo (a
little pint-sized flute) thinking perhaps that his contribution would not be missed
amid so much music, stopped playing. Suddenly, the great leader stopped and
cried out, "Where is the piccolo?"
The sound of that
one small instrument was essential to the harmony, and the conductor missed it
when it dropped out. The point? To the conductor there are no insignificant
instruments in an orchestra. Sometimes the smallest and seemingly least
important one can make the greatest contribution, and even if it doesn't seem
to make that big a difference to the audience at large, the conductor knows it
right away!
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Like the piccolo
player in Sir Michael's orchestra, we often in our own sovereignty decide that
our contribution is not significant. Our contribution couldn't possibly make a
difference. And so we quit playing. Stop doing that which we've been given to do.
We drop out. But the Conductor immediately notices.
At times I may feel
insignificant and that I can't do much for God, but as Edward Everett Hales
said, "I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything, but I can do
something. The something I ought to do, I can do. And by the grace of God, I
will."
From our
perspective yours and my contribution may be small, but from God's viewpoint it
is critical. So, whatever you do, don't bury your piccolo (talent) but put it
to use in service for the Lord remembering that we serve God by serving people
and doing it in Jesus' name.
Stay
Blessed!
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