A great and wise man once called one of his workmen to him saying,
"Go into the
far country and build for me a house. The decisions of planning
and of actual
construction will be yours, but remember, I shall come to accept
your work
for a very special friend of mine."
And so the
workman departed with a light heart for his field of labor.
Material
of all kinds was plentiful here, but the workman had a mind of his
own.
"Surely,"
he thought, "I know my business. I can use a bit of inferior materials
here and
cheat on my workmanship a little there, and still make the finished
work look
good. Only I will know that what I have built has weaknesses."
And so, at
last the work was completed and the workman reported back to the
great and
wise man. "Very good," he said.
"Now remember
that I wanted you to use only the finest materials and
craftsmanship
in this house because I wanted to make present of it?
My friend,
you are the one I had you build it for. It is all yours."
How much like
man. He comes to earth a stranger. He has his free agency.
He
may build
as he likes. But on the morning of his resurrection he will receive
what he has
built for an eternal home and habitation.
--Author Unknown