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Apples of Gold
Radio Script for March 12, 2009
“The Plain of Ono”
Hello, I’m Doug Apple…with Apples of Gold.
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I wiped the dirt off my hand, then wiped the sweat from my brow.
I squinted in the blazing sun, and turned north, toward the Plain of Ono.
“Come again,” I said.
“It’s an invitation, sir. They want to meet you in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.”
It was no invitation. It was a plot.
“How should I respond, sir?”
“Respond? Yes. Tell them this: I am carrying on a great work and cannot come. Why should the work stop so I can meet with you?”
Four times they sent the same message, and four times I sent the same answer: No.
The fifth time the invitation came with a threat. “We plan to tell the king that you are planning a revolt. Come, let us meet together.”
So that’s their plan. Turn the king against me.
“How should I respond, sir?”
“Tell them: Nothing even close to a revolt is happening. It’s all in your head.”
Yes, the great work would continue. They were trying to weaken us with fear. Weaken me with fear.
I bowed my head in the sun, turned my palms toward heaven and said, “Now strengthen my hands.”
Another day I went to the house of Shemaiah. He said, “Men are coming by night to kill you. Let us hide in the temple.”
I squinted straight into his eyes. He looked away.
“Should a man like me run away?” I said. “I will not.”
He was a hireling.
I walked out into the dusty, vacant street. “O my God, remember those who are trying to intimidate me.”
Well, we were not intimidated. We did not shrink back with fear. And the great work was finished - in 52 days.
In just 52 days we rebuilt the great wall of Jerusalem.
“A great work, Nehemiah!”
“Yes, my friend. A great work – done with the help of our God.”
I walked among my countrymen. Their world was changing right before their eyes.
“Remember me with favor, O my God, for all I have done for these people.”
I squinted in the blazing sun and turned toward the north.
“Thank You. For the courage. For the strength. And for keeping me out of the plain of Ono.”
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Taken from Nehemiah chapter 6
© 2009 The Arrow’s Tip
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Why “The Arrow’s Tip”? Each morning, after diligently seeking the Lord, I write Apples of Gold. Then before I release it to the public I pray one final prayer, “Lord, send forth your arrows.” I envision Apples of Gold as arrows, tips dipped in the river of the water of life that flows from the throne of God (Rev. 22:1), sailing toward the hearts and minds of men and women around the world.
Doug Apple
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