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| Nothing interfered with listening to Paul Harvey. |
From the 50's to the beginning of the 21st century, the smooth, cultured voice
of a mid-western radio broadcaster would reverberate across the airwaves with
the tales of victory over defeat, triumph over despair and winners persevering to
the end. He would recount events in the lives of famous people by using their
first name or a nickname to keep the listener in suspense until he said… “and
that my friend is the rest of the story.”
Paul Harvey became a radio icon with this famous line and
the stories he told held audiences captivated to find out unknown details about
the beginnings of a celebrity’s life or the obstacles overcome by a successful athlete
or politician; facts utterly unknown until revealed through the broadcast of this popular host.
Nothing interfered with listening to Paul Harvey. The station
wasn’t changed, we didn’t get out of the car when we reached our destination if
the broadcast wasn’t over, and crackling and static meant moving the radio
until the airwaves were resounding with clarity again. Everyone wanted to know the
rest of the story.
Did you know we are living a story but we don’t have to wait
until someone tells us the outcome before we know the ending? Another man named
Paul wrote out the rest of the story for believers by saying this:
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are
not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us (Romans
8:18 NKJV).
None of us have been through what Paul suffered for the
cause of Christ. Beaten, stoned,
whipped, left for dead, imprisoned, in stocks
and bonds, shipwrecked and in the sea for days, and suffering hunger and
thirst. Yet he wrote that all these sufferings were nothing compared to the glory
we shall receive in eternity.
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| Paul suffered for the cause of Christ. |
This world is full of hardships, temptations and hurts, but
in the scope of eternity they are not worth mentioning in light of what awaits
us on the other side of this life. What seems like a long time now can't compare to a grain of sand in the sea.
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there
shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain,
for the former things have passed away (Revelation 21:4 NKJV).
And that my friend… is the rest of the story.
If you don’t, you can by giving your life to Christ.
Feel free to share your thoughts.
Beautifully written, Barb! So glad I know the rest of my story, and what a privilege it is to tell others! In fact, we are commissioned to tell others. That's good news!
ReplyDeleteYes, Patricia, we are so blessed to know the end of our story and make sure others know how to have the same ending. Thanks so much for stopping by.
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