The Eye of The Needle

The Eye of The Needle From THE SECRET GATE
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""I remember when I was young and I stood
among the sons of men strong and tall and my
heart was filled with enthusiasm and my life
was given to the purposes of my God. And
upon that day I said unto the Lord, I will do
mighty exploits in the name of my God.
And the Lord came unto me and said, "What
is it, son of man that thou wouldst have?" And
I said, "Lord, if I could only be among those
who play sweetly upon an instrument and who
sing well in the house of the Lord, then I would
I do great things for my God." And the Lord
came unto me and He gave unto me the
desire of my heart.
And He stood me among the sons of men and
He let me play and He let me sing. And I saw
the day when the hearts of men were moved
by that thing which the Lord had given unto
me. And as the hearts of men were moved, I
stood back and I said within myself - now will
I be content for I have been able to move the
hearts of men.
But in my secret hour I bowed my head before
my Lord, and I said, "Lord, Thou hast given
that which I asked for, but tonight my heart is
heavy and I have a longing for something
more." And He came again unto to me in the
night season and He said "Son of man, ask
me again the thing that thou wouldst have of
me."
And I said, "Lord, I see men bowed by burdens
low, I see hearts that are broken - I see
sadness and discouragement - Oh, give me
but the power of the spoken word that I might
speak a word and hearts would be delivered."
And the word of the Lord came unto
me and He said, "Son of Man, I have given
thee the thing that thou hast desired."
And with great joy I marched before the people
of God. And in my youth and my enthusiasm,
I spoke the word and they were delivered.
And I spoke the word and their hearts were
made whole. And I knew it was to bind the
broken hearted - to pour in the oil of joy for
mourning. And while men were praising him
is it thou dost desire?" And in brokenness of
heart I bowed before Him and I said, "God,
only that thing which thou desirest to give unto
me."
And He came unto me and He said, "Come
with me and I will take thee on a journey." And
He took me past my friends and He took me
past those with whom I had contact into the
hourse of the Lord. And He took me into a
desolate place and he caused me to go to a
place alone in the wilderness. And I said,
"Oh, my God, now thou has cut me of from
those I love. What art thou doing unto me?"
And He said, "I take thee to the place that all
men must come to - if their heart's cry is to be
fulfilled." And on a certain hour I bowed
before a gate that is called the eye of the
needle.
And there, before the eye of the needle, I
heard the voice of the Lord say, "Bow low."
And I bowed low. And He said, "No, lower."
And I bowed lower. And He said, "No, yet
lower, thou does not go low enough." And I
went as low as I could go. But I had upon my
back my books of learning. And I had with me
my instruments of music, and I had with me my
gifts and abilities. And He said unto me,
"Thou has too much, thou canst not go through
this gate."
And I said to him, "God, thou hast given me
these books, and thou hast given these abilities."
And He said, "Drop them, or thou dost
not go."
And I dropped them. And I went through a
very small gate that is called the eye of the
needle. And as I went through this gate, I
heard the voice of the Lord say, "Now, rise to
the other side." And as I rose, a very strange
thing had happened to me. For Lo, the gate
that was so small that I must lay aside everything
was so wide that I could not fill it!
And as I stood in the presence of the Lord, I
said, "God, what is this thing that thou hast
done unto me - for my soul is now satisfied.
And He said. "Thou hast come through the
gate of worship - thou hast come through the
gate of worship. Now come up to the circle of
the earth and I will show thee a great mystery.
And I will reveal unto thee the thing which I am
doing among the sons of men.
And I saw a strange thing. I saw my companions
gathered around a very small gate. And
I saw them wringing their hands and crying
and saying one to another, "God has given us
these instruments of war. This sword is my
sword! I will take with me my sword and I will
work with the enemy and I will bring the enemy
up. I can not go through this gate - for if I go
through this gate, I must put down my sword.
I must put down my instruments of war - God
wants me to be a warrior in Israel - therefore
will I not do it!"
And I heard another one say, "Me, lay down
my instruments of music? Lay down all that
God has given to me to go through that silly
little gate? To be nothing other that a bare
man who comes out the other side - stripped
of everything? I can not do this thing. " And I
saw that they stood aside in their pride -
afraid to bow themselves before a very small
gate.
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And then I saw again, as the Lord brought me
closer to the gate, and I saw men bow low -
laying down everything they had. And as they
came through the very wide gate on the other
side - their instruments of music were there,
their swords were there, their books were
there, the power was there.
And the word of the Lord came unto me, "Go
now and tell this people this thing. I have given
unto this people extreme talent and much
ability. I have caused you who are instrumentalists
to play, but I say unto this night - if you
do not come through the very small gate which
is the gate of worship and bow low and lay
before me thine instruments, and thy talents,
and thy abilities, and thy vision, and thy power
- thou shall always be those who will only be
able to minister to the hearts of men and bless
the hearts of men.
But there is a gate open in the church in this
hour which a very small gate and through that
gate only men who are worshippers will go.
And these men will fall on their face before me
and these men will lay their talents before their
God. And these men will say, "God, we will be
worshippers." And through that wide gate
they will come. And as they come through that
wide gate and hear the word of the Lord - they
will arise on the other side - not to minister
unto meen but to minister unto their God.
And I have brought this people together this
night to make unto you a choice. You can
minister unto men and I will cause you to sway
the hearts of men with your talents. Or, you
can go through a very small gate and in
making you worshippers you will minister
unto the King.""