On the Anvil
By Max Lucado
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Max Lucado
Desde que entró en el ministerio en 1978, MAX LUCADO ha servido en iglesias de Miami, Florida; Río de Janeiro, Brasil; y San Antonio, Texas. Actualmente sirve como ministro de enseñanza de la Iglesia Oak Hills en San Antonio. Ha recibido el Premio Pinnacle 2021 de la ECPA por su destacada contribución a la industria editorial y la sociedad en general. Es el autor inspirador más vendido de Estados Unidos, con más de ciento cuarenta y cinco millones de productos impresos. Siga su sitio web en librosdelucado.com
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Max Lucado has such a wonderful way with words. As he says in his foreward these are pieces were composed when he was an associate pastor. His symbolism is quite unique to me and very well thought through and descibed. Descibing God as the craftsman and his people as his tools. Some of the tools heaped in a corner, some useless, some still on the anvil, being shaped by the craftman's hammer, waiting to be shaped.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Very good debut.
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On the Anvil - Max Lucado
1
THE PILE OF BROKEN TOOLS
To find me, look over in the corner of the shop,
over here,
behind the cobwebs,
beneath the dust,
in the darkness.
There are scores of us,
broken handles,
dulled blades,
cracked iron.
Some of us were useful once, and then . . . many of us never were.
But, listen, don’t feel sorry for me.
Life ain’t so bad here in the pile . . .
no work,
no anvils,
no pain,
no sharpening,
And yet, the days are very long.
Are you broken, too?
Do you think God might be calling you off the pile
? What would that require of you?
2
I AM VERY WEARY
It will be remembered as one of the most confounding missing-persons cases.
In August 1930, forty-five-year-old Joseph Crater waved good-bye to friends after an evening meal in a New York restaurant, flagged down a taxi, and rode off. He was never seen or heard from again.
Fifty years of research has offered countless theories but no conclusions. Since Crater was a successful New York Supreme Court judge, many have suspected murder, but a solid lead has never been found. Other options have been presented: kidnapping, Mafia involvement, even suicide.
A search of his apartment revealed one clue. It was a note attached to a check, and both were left for his wife. The check was for a sizable amount, and the note simply read, I am very weary. Love, Joe.
The note could have been nothing more than a thought at the end of a hard day. Or it could have meant a great deal more—the epitaph of a despairing man.
Weariness is tough. I don’t mean the physical weariness that comes from mowing the lawn or the mental weariness that follows a hard day of decisions and thinking. No, the weariness that attacked Judge Crater is much worse. It’s the weariness that comes just before you give up. That feeling of honest desperation. It’s the dispirited father, the abandoned child, or the retiree with time on his hands. It’s that stage in life when motivation disappears: the children grow up, a job is lost, a spouse dies. The result is weariness—deep, lonely, frustrated weariness.
Only one man in history has claimed to have an answer for it. He stands before all the Joseph Craters of the world with the same promise: Come to me, all you who are weary . . . and I will give you rest
(Matthew 11:28).
Have you ever been truly weary? What do you do when you feel that way?
Have you ever known the rest Christ offers? If not, why not?
How do you place yourself in Christ’s rest?
3
NOW, DON’T GET CARRIED AWAY!
Peter followed at a distance.
LUKE 22:54
Peter was sharp.
He kept his distance from Jesus.
I’ll stay close enough to see him,
Peter reasoned.
But not too close, or I may get caught.
Good thinking, Peter.
Don’t get too involved—it might hurt.
Don’t be too loyal—you might get branded.
Don’t show too much concern—they’ll crucify you, too.
We need more men like you, Peter.
Men who keep religion in its place.
Men who don’t stir the water.
Men who reek with mediocrity.
That’s the kind of man God needs, yessir.
One who knows how to keep his distance:
"Now, I’ll pay my dues and I’ll come once a week,
but . . . well . . . you can get carried away, you know."
Yes, you can get carried away