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Talking To God
Matthew 6:5-6:15
(Preacher) "Our Father who art in heaven..."
"YES?" (voice offstage with booming bass and reverb)
"(pause)Our Father who art in heaven..."
"YES? WHAT DO YOU WANT JEFF?" .
"Who is this?"
"WHO DO YOU THINK IT IS?
"Well, not too many people I know sound like this!"
"I SHOULD HOPE NOT"
"Come on now, who is this really?"
"THIS IS YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN JEFF."
"Right... come on now, who are you?"
"THIS IS GOD... DO YOU WANT ME TO PROVE IT?"
"No, no, no, that's all right, I'll take your word for it... but why have started talking to me now? You've never done is before."
"BUT YOU CALLED ME."
"Called you? I wasjust praying."
"WELL, HERE I AM, WHY DID YOU CALL?"
"I didn't mean anything by it. I was, you know, just saying my prayer for the day."
"GOOD, GO RIGHT ON."
"Hallowed be thy name..."
"WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY THAT?"
"By what?"
"BY 'HALLOWED BE THY NAME.'"
"It means... it means... I don't know what it means. It's just part of the prayer. What does it mean?"
"IT MEANS 'HONORED, HOLY, WONDERFUL.'"
"Thank you Lord. "thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.'"
"DO YOU REALLY MEAN THAT?
"Sure, why not?"
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT?"
"Doing? Not much, I guess. I just think it would be great if you got control of everything down here, like you have'up there."
"HAVE I GOT CONTROL OF YOU?"
"Well, I am the preacher here, I go to church 2 to 3 times a week, I visit people all the time, I have Bible studies a couple times a
week.."
"THAT'S NOT WHAT I ASKED YOU. WHAT ABOUT THOSE BAD HABITS OF YOURS THAT YOU KNOW ARE IN
DIRECT CONFLICT WITH MY WILL IN YOUR LIFE?"
"But Lord, I'm just as good as most of the people in the church!"
"EXCUSE ME. I THOUGHT YOU WERE PRAYING FOR MY WILL TO BE DONE. IF THAT IS TO HAPPEN, IT WILL
HAVE TO START WITH THE ONES WHO ARE PRAYING FOR IT. LIKE YOU, FOR EXAMPLE."
"Oh, all right... I guess I do have some hang-ups... now that you mention it. You could probably name several other problems."
"GOOD.NOW WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE. WE'LL WORK TOGETHER, YOU AND I. SOME TREMENDOUS
VICTORIES CAN BE WON. I'M PROUD OF YOU."
"Look Lord, I need to finish up here. This is taking a lot longer than it usually does. 'Give us this day our daily bread...'"
"YOU NEED TO CUT OUT THE BREAD. YOU'RE OVERWEIGHT AS IT IS."
"Hey, what is this, criticize me day?"
"PRAYING IS A DANGEROUS THING. YOU COULD WIND UP CHANGED YOU KNOW. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING
TO GET ACROSS TO YOU. YOU CALLED ME, AND HERE I AM. IT'S TOO LATE TO STOP NOW... KEEP ON
PRAYING. I'M INTERESTED IN THE NEXT PART OF YOUR PRAYER (PAUSE)... WELL, GO ON."
"I'm aftaid."
"AFRAID? OF WHAT?"
"I know what you'll say."
"TRY ME AND SEE."
"And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors..."
"WHAT ABOUT ?"
"See, I knew it! I knew you would bring them up! Why, Lord, you know the lies that have been told about me, and they continue
until this very day. I have lost mends because of them, not to mention what has been done to my reputation. I know it was wrong
to swear to get even with them, but ..."
"FORGIVE THEM. THEN I WILL FORGIVE YOU. THEN THE HATE AND SIN WILL BE THEIR PROBLEM AND NOT
YOURS. YOU WILL HAVE SETTLED THE MATTER IN YOUR HEART AND BEFORE MY THRONE."
(petulant) "But Lord, I can't forgive them."
"THEN, I CAN'T FORGIVE YOU.
(pause)"Oh, you're right. You always are. MORE than I want revenge on them, I want to be right with you. Alright, alright, I
forgive them.
I want to walk the right road in life. I'm tired of always feeling miserable. Now that I think about it, no one can cause me to feel
miserable without my permission.
But, please help me Lord, to let my actions do the talking in showing forgiveness. I am really going to need your help, your grace
and your Spirit."
"THERE NOW! WONDERFUL! HOW DO YOU FEEL?"
"Hmmm. Well, not bad. Not bad at all. In fact, I feel pretty good! You know, I don't think I'll have to go to bed uptight tonight for
the fIrst time in a long time. May be I won't be so tired from now on because I'm not getting enough rest."
"YOU'RE NOT THROUGH WITH YOUR PRAYER GO ON.
"Oh! Alright. 'And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil"
"GOOD! GOOD! I'LL DO THAT. JUST DON'T PUT YOURSELF IN A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN BE TEMPTED."
"I don't understand."
"SURE YOU DO. YOU HAVE DONE IT A LOT OF TIMES. YOU GET CAUGHT IN A BAD SITUATION. YOU GET INTO
TROUBLE AND THEN YOU COME RUNNING TO ME, 'LORD, HELP ME OUT OF THIS MESS, AND I PROMISE YOU
I'LL NEVER DO IT AGAIN.' YOU REMEMBER SOME OF THOSE BARGAINS YOU TRIED TO MAKE WITH ME,
DON'T YOU?
"Yes, and good grief, I'm ashamed, Lord, I really am."
"WHICH BARGAIN ARE YOU REMEMBERING?"
"Ob, come on, Lord... give me a break! I'm sorry, Lord. I really am."
"GO AHEAD AND FINISH YOUR PRAYER"
"For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and Glory, forever and ever."
"DO YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BRING ME GLORY? WHAT WOULD REALLY MAKE ME HAPPY?"
"No, but I'd like to know. I want to please you. I can see what a real mess I've made out of my life. And I can see how great it
would really be if I was truly one of your followers."
"YOU JUST ANSWERED MY QUESTION."
"I did?"
"YES. THE THING THAT WOULD REALLY BRING ME GLORY IS TO HAVE PEOPLE LIKE YOU TRULY LOVE ME.
AND I SEE THAT HAPPENING BETWEEN US, NOW THAT SOME OF THOSE OLD SINFUL ATTITUDES ARE
EXPOSED AND OUT OF THE WAY... WELL, THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER"
"Lord, let's see what we can make of me, OK?"
"YES, LET'S JUST SEE.
"Amen"
2006-09-19
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