Longing for Something More!
17/01/10 17:09
My very first
recollection of a desire in my heart was when I saw
an aquatic boat that was offered on the back of the
cereal box of my favorite morning delight, Sugar
Frosted Flakes! I don’t know if I was even able
to read the offer, but the boat sure looked cool and
the picture of the kid playing with it in his bathtub
sure looked like he was having fun. All I needed to
do was save three box tops of my favorite cereal.
“No problem,” I thought, “I could
eat three boxes of this stuff right now!”
I couldn’t believe what I was seeing; you could get a totally cool aqua-boat for practically nothing. “I’ll have another bowl, please!” So, I ate, and I ate and I saved box tops. I cut the back out of one of the boxes so I could keep a picture of the boat. I wanted to keep my eyes on the prize! My first hurdle of three box tops was easy to jump; the $2.25 that I had to send along with those box tops was another thing. I never saw that! I had such wishes to have that boat in my hands, such desires to play with that thing forever, that I never noticed I needed two dollars and twenty-five cents.
Man, was I bummed. I’ll never be able to get that much money. You have to understand, Kelloggs might as well have been asking me for a million dollars. I was ready; I had the box tops, the envelope was addressed and mom had put on the stamp. Well, I don’t remember how I earned the money (It was for sure that it wasn’t just given to me.) but I remember going to the mailbox every day, while waiting for my package from Battle Creek, Michigan to arrive! Day after day, I waited for the mailman with an unbridled longing. Six weeks is a lifetime for a seven year old!
I am fifty-two years old now, and I have had many longings and desires since then. But I possess in my heart now a longing that reminds me of that very first one. I long for Heaven! I long to see Jesus and I desire for Him to hold me in His arms. I want to see God and the Holy City whose maker and builder is the Lord! I want to meet the patriarchs of old and the saints from the early Church. I want to walk on the streets of gold and pass through the gates of pearl. I long for a life of complete freedom and for a spirit that craves the righteousness of God. I long for peace and love between man and for a time when people are genuinely concerned for one another.
I long to see Robin’s face the first time she is embraced by the Lord. I long to see you rewarded by the King of kings. I long to see your face as you meet your loved ones in the Lord. I long for the time where there will be no more pain and no more suffering and I long for the time when joy will be ever increasing, unspeakable and full of glory! I long for God to fulfill His promise and make His Covenant with Jesus Christ complete! I will wait. I will wait for as long as it takes; because I have a longing for something more. Thank God!
I couldn’t believe what I was seeing; you could get a totally cool aqua-boat for practically nothing. “I’ll have another bowl, please!” So, I ate, and I ate and I saved box tops. I cut the back out of one of the boxes so I could keep a picture of the boat. I wanted to keep my eyes on the prize! My first hurdle of three box tops was easy to jump; the $2.25 that I had to send along with those box tops was another thing. I never saw that! I had such wishes to have that boat in my hands, such desires to play with that thing forever, that I never noticed I needed two dollars and twenty-five cents.
Man, was I bummed. I’ll never be able to get that much money. You have to understand, Kelloggs might as well have been asking me for a million dollars. I was ready; I had the box tops, the envelope was addressed and mom had put on the stamp. Well, I don’t remember how I earned the money (It was for sure that it wasn’t just given to me.) but I remember going to the mailbox every day, while waiting for my package from Battle Creek, Michigan to arrive! Day after day, I waited for the mailman with an unbridled longing. Six weeks is a lifetime for a seven year old!
I am fifty-two years old now, and I have had many longings and desires since then. But I possess in my heart now a longing that reminds me of that very first one. I long for Heaven! I long to see Jesus and I desire for Him to hold me in His arms. I want to see God and the Holy City whose maker and builder is the Lord! I want to meet the patriarchs of old and the saints from the early Church. I want to walk on the streets of gold and pass through the gates of pearl. I long for a life of complete freedom and for a spirit that craves the righteousness of God. I long for peace and love between man and for a time when people are genuinely concerned for one another.
I long to see Robin’s face the first time she is embraced by the Lord. I long to see you rewarded by the King of kings. I long to see your face as you meet your loved ones in the Lord. I long for the time where there will be no more pain and no more suffering and I long for the time when joy will be ever increasing, unspeakable and full of glory! I long for God to fulfill His promise and make His Covenant with Jesus Christ complete! I will wait. I will wait for as long as it takes; because I have a longing for something more. Thank God!
“Trust in the Lord and do
good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you
the desires of your heart.”
Psalms
37:3
Have a God blessed week.
Pastor Jim
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