You know I can take care of myself. Yeah. I really don’t need any help from anyone. I’ve got it covered. You know I know better than anyone else. I’m well educated. I come from an Ivy league school. I’ve got too many accolades that I can’t count them all. I am my own boss and don’t need anyone else helping me to manage my empire. I’m all there is and all that I need.
I’m good looking, yeah. I mean really good looking. You know that’s what’s important in this world. I can have my pick of plenty of ladies. But, you know I only go out with the best. You know what I mean the ones that have it all going. I don’t go for someone that isn’t just so because I only want to date those ladies that are like me. Charming, good looking and wealthy. That’s all that there is in life if you know what I mean. Nothing else matters. And, I mean nothing else. You see, I’m so into myself that that’s all I can see. Who wouldn’t want to be with me?
I’ve got a bank account to die for. Somewhere in the billions. Nope, I haven’t got a trillion yet, but this ‘ole boy is working on it. I look around me and see a lot of suffering from who I call underlings. You know people that shop at those discount places. You know, I’m above all that. I walk into a store on the boulevard and they all know me by name. I just whip out my black card and I get them to hop to it and wait on me first. You know one time I even stood in a line, and one of the clerks addressed me by my name and I hopped the line. Can you imagine that. I purchased this real expensive watch for myself. It cost about $20,000.00. But, you know that’s how great I am. Just take a look at me.
I’ve got a big party to go to aboard a yacht, and I wanted a new watch to impress the ladies. (smile) It’s being given by another billionaire.
Walking Aboard the Yacht
Oh, Hi Jim. Thanks for the invite. See I know Jim by his first name. He’s a big billionaire too in the yacht business. He sells the biggest and the best yachts. I wonder if he has more money than me? I don’t think so because you see I’m the best. No one’s got anything on me, if you know what I mean.
Meeting Someone Else Interesting
I think I’ll wander over to the bar. Looks like Jim has a full bar. I can probably find my favorite drink over there. Hey, Mr. Bartender, I’ll have one of those. Yeah the pricey one with the burgundy color liquor. Oh, sir, you like the best! Yeah that’s right, only the best. Then a young lady walks up next to him. He couldn’t take his eyes off her. She had deep dark eyes and talked with an accent. She spoke with a soft confident voice. He asked her if he could buy her a drink. She’d seen men like him before. You know the “look at me ones”, but she thought she’d give him a chance. Sure, I’d like to have a beer. He looked at her like she was nuts. A beer he said, wha? Yea, a beer sounds good to me. Sure, whatever the lady wants, and he ordered her a beer. While she was standing there he looked her all up and down. He noticed that her shoes looked quite old, and her dress looked like it was bought off a discount rack. He invited her to go over to a table just to talk for awhile. What a talk that was. He held out a chair for her and she sat down. He asked her what brings you to the party? How do you know Jim? She kind of stammered at first, but then said to him, I was invited by Jim because I’m one of his best servants in his employ. Today is my birthday and he invited me to his big party to celebrate my day. Oh, so you’re one of the best servants he’s got? Yes, that’s what he tells me, I’m the best. Well, he sat and thought for awhile about him being only the best. Only the best she says of herself, but it was a little bit different best.
What She Shared With Him
Well, that’s a good thing being the best. She smiled and said yes, he’s always told me I was the best servant that he has ever had and he wanted to have me attend his party for a birthday present.
Sir, I know this is out of the ordinary, but if you died right here and right now, do you know where you would go? I mean have you ever heard about Jesus, and his love and forgiveness for sinners? I mean really if you died right now where would you be?
Well, little lady, that’s a good question and one I’ve never thought of before. Where would I go if I died right here and right now? I guess I really don’t know. Where am I suppose to go? Well, Sir there is a beautiful heavenly place that is inhabited by angels and the souls of the saved. It’s a place where you go after you’ve been here on earth for awhile spreading his Godly word. It’s a place where all tears will be dried and where you will see your loved ones that have gone before you? You do have loved one’s don’t you? Well, yes, I do. My mother and father both died in a plane crash. That was really something just like that the plane crashed and they were gone. I got the message from the police dept. and I’ve never cried so much in my whole life. They meant everything to me. Right then a tear dropped from his right eye as he reminisced about his parents. She asked him don’t you want to see them again? Why, yes, of course I do. My mother kept telling me there was a beautiful place where someday her and dad would go, but you know I was a young man when it happened and my mother and dad had lost it all. I mean all their riches here on earth. All gone all at once. The only thing I have left is a cross that my mother used to wear around her neck. I had saved that cross for all these years. But, after that happened to them, I made up my mind that I wasn’t going to end up like that all broke here on earth. I was going to work and work until I had it all. And, I did it. I have it all down here on earth. She looked deeply into his eyes and saw a touch of insecurity. She saw a little boy with sadness in his eyes. She said to him you have it all? I mean everything? Are you sure? He looked back at her intently and said no, not really. Something is missing in my life, but I’m not sure what it is. Then she asked him again if you died right here right now do you know where you will go? No. I really don’t know.
The Story
Sir, I want to tell you a story, but it’s a real story. There was another little boy named Jesus. He was born in a manger and he had two parents too. Their names were Mary and Joseph. Jesus didn’t have material possessions like you, but he had something worth more than all the riches in the world. He had a heavenly Father that loved him with ALL his HEART. This little boy named Jesus was born down here on earth to be a Savior for all. When he was older Jesus died on the cross for all our sins so that we may live forever and ever more. He did? He really died on the cross for all my sins and he loves me with All his HEART? Yes, sir, it’s true he really does. He doesn’t look at us for what we are, what we have, or how powerful we are down here on earth. He looks into our hearts and he sees what’s there. He’s looking for your love right here and right now. You see, I’m not only a servant for Jim who’s giving this huge party, but I’m also a servant for my Lord Jesus Christ. I’m one of his servants down here on earth just wanting you and everyone to know how much Jesus loves you. All you have to do is to let him know that you love him back and ask for his forgiveness right here and right now. You see, we never know how much time we have left down here on earth. It’s all up to him who he calls home and when. It’s all up to him. So, the next step is up to you. Just say his name, Jesus, and ask him to forgive you. He’s listening to you right here and right now. What are you waiting for Sir? As you mother and father they have faded away. Wouldn’t you like to see them again in Heaven? It’s up to you now. Jesus is waiting for you along with your parents.
Turned Away for a Minute
The man who had it all had turned away for just a minute and when he turned back around she was gone. He couldn’t believe she was here one minute and gone the next. What happened to her? He jumped up and started walking toward his friend Jim. Jim what happened to the lovely young lady that was here. You know the one whose birthday was today, the one that was your best servant here on the yacht. You know that one. Jim looked at his friend and kind of rubbed his forehead trying to think of who he was talking about? You know, to be honest, I don’t know who you’re talking about. My help on the ship is from an outsource company that I employ through a big company. I’m sorry, but I don’t have a servant like that here on my yacht. But, you’ve got to have one. She spoke in a soft kind voice and she was different not like the other girls. She seemed to be something not of this world.
The Dream
One night after he met the girl of his dreams as she came to him in a dream. She repeated what she had said to him. She told him how much Jesus loved him and then he had a vision of his mother and father and he saw that they were happy and loved. While he was asleep, he gave his heart to Jesus. In the dream he cried out loud for all the people that he had ignored, hurt and had hard feelings toward even to this day. Then he asked Jesus to please forgive him and he told Jesus how much he loved him back.
Next Day
The next day a man was found and he had passed away in his bed. He was one of the wealthiest men in the world. His obituary stated that he had it all. And, in reality he did have it all because right before he passed away he gave his heart to Jesus. Yes, my friend, he really did have it all.
My friend it’s never too late to give your heart to Jesus. All you have to do is ask him into your heart, ask him for your forgiveness and the rest is history.
May Jesus Bless You Right Here and Right Now. . . . . In Jesus’ name amen.
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Billie Jean Kotulski
Disclosure: Billie Jean Kotulski is not a minister. She’s just speaking from her heart.