Broken Man (Part III)

(continued from Part II)

He started attending a church that his friend headed. However, this was more out of old friendship than a desire to attend. It was a retreat he wound up attending when his life was revealed to him. The church life he once lived was full of arrogance. The works he did were two-sided. Yes, he wanted to further God’s work but he wanted the recognition. He realized he basked in his own glory rather than lifting it to God. The retreat’s message was Salvation and this man realized he was taking his salvation for granted. He understood that he was saved and had used that as an excuse to do whatever he wanted to; after all he was saved. He did not live the life of good works he was meant to.

Jesus had never let him go even though he let go of Jesus. The realization was that he was called to do good works not because God needed him but because God wanted him. Jesus can call upon anyone in this world and probably better than this man. This man was humbled by this realization. What could he do that was so important to God’s works that he was indispensable? NOTHING! This man even realized the period he was broken down, to the point he cursed God, was needed to show him that it was not because of need that God called him to do good works. God’s work continued without him. He realized he was broken so God could build him up again because God loved him, wanted him, and designed him to do good works.

I come to you as a broken man.

By Steve Choe, Sound Technician