When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; - Isaiah 43:2-3 The boy walked along the ocean shore trying not to stray. He looked up to his father saying, “Dad, I want to play.” His father looked upon him, with love showing in his eyes. “Do what you want to, my son. But do not leave my side.” “I would never leave you, Daddy. I love you way too much.” But the boy took a step away, out of his father’s range of touch. He walked through the surf, the waves tickling one toe. “If I take one more step in…” he thought, “Father will never know.” His father called out to him, “Son, to me remain true!” The boy thought with glee, “At the moment I don’t need you!” His father felt sadness, but he held his tongue. Sometimes lessons need to be learned, even when so young. The boy stepped out a little further, the water covering his waist. His father spoke with urgency; his father spoke with haste. “My son, come back to me,” he said, “The day is almost done!” “Not yet, Dad,” the boy yelled, “I’m having too much fun!” But the boy did not have his father’s insight so he could not yet tell, the tide was coming in fast, there would be no time to yell. “Father!” he tried to scream, as the water covered his head. “I need you now, Daddy!” was what the boy had said. And in a single instant his father was by his side. “I thought you left me, Daddy… I thought you went to hide.” The father looked upon his son, a tear streaming down his cheek. The boy looked upon his father and cried the sobs of the meek. “I would never leave you son; for I love you just the same. I was only waiting for you to call upon me.” Isn’t this the way we are with God? Sometimes, we tend to think we are smart enough (or, even smarter than Him) and could handle the issues of life on our own. And when we get our fingers burnt in the course of trying to figure things all out on our own, God is ever there in the background waiting for us to call upon Him so that He could come to our aid. And the beauty of it is that He doesn’t judge or react to us when we are enmeshed in the storms through our mistakes. So call Him!
Posted on: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 06:21:04 +0000
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