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INSIDE THESE WALLS
a reality check
by Jon Hamilton
This
reminder was written for our Christian FM staff and
hangs in our offices
INSIDE THESE WALLS are the
tools of communication. The equipment, technology,
and resources.
OUTSIDE THESE WALLS someone
is dying.
INSIDE THESE WALLS we are
very busy with the work of the day.
OUTSIDE THESE WALLS is a
man who is about to get a surprise. He will come to
a sudden tragic death in just a few hours. He will
stand with gaping-mouth before God by sun set.
Between now and then he will spend exactly ten
minutes with his radio.
INSIDE THESE WALLS we are
planning our next promotion, thinking up a morning
show bit, doing a contest.
OUTSIDE THESE WALLS is a
quiet, lonely child. No one can hear, but she
silently screams. There is no joy in her home. No
laughter. No cheerful voice greets her day. No arms
embrace her. No one offers a word of acceptance. In
just a few moments, she will be fiddling with the
radio dial, and suddenly yours will be the next
voice she hears.
INSIDE THESE WALLS are men
and women who have an experience with God. They have
known the comfort of a loving Savior. They have been
selected by God for a very specific task.
OUTSIDE THESE WALLS a young
woman wipes her eyes. They are puffy and sore from a
generous flow of tears. She has spent the night in
anguished prayer at the bedside of an emaciated,
dying man. He bears little resemblance to the robust
young man she married just ten years ago. Despite
her exhaustion, she must now leave his side to go to
a job which provides the only source of income to
feed three boys. As she slides behind the wheel of
the car, she sighs deeply and turns the key. The
next sound she hears, is the song you selected.
INSIDE THESE WALLS the warm
light is available to shine on our hearts.
OUTSIDE THESE WALLS are men
and women who walk in the chill of darkness.
INSIDE THESE WALLS are men
and women who claim the name "Christian."
With all gravity, make
certain that what you say next is worthy of the
name.
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