They're Waiting
Greetings all! Here comes April and the celebration
of the resurrection of our Lord
and Savior!
The time when we were officially
able to
gain access to heaven! Thank
you Jesus! Thank
you God! I know I am not worthy,
but I am
ever so thankful. Thankful for
His mercy
and thankful for His Grace. Let
it rain down
on us like those April showers.
I wait for
the day when I am called home
and rejoice
at the thought that I will spend
eternity
there with Jesus and God the
Father! Life
is like that, isn't it? Waiting
I mean. We
wait in lines, we wait for the
movie to start,
we wait for payday. We wait alot!
One of the things I love about
weights and
weight lifting is the faithfulness
of the
weights. HUH?!? Did he just say
that weights
are faithful? Why, they're inanimate!
They
are an object, they have no emotion,
no feeling!
AH, you may think so, but that
isn't the
case! To me, weights are like
a faithful
old dog. They are always there
when I step
into my gym and turn on the light,
waiting
for me just like I left them.
They don't
mock me or smirk because I missed
a few days
of training or I gained a few
pounds. They
greet me with a cold silence
- a daring silence.
They are there to push me to
my limits. I
hear them talk to me, "Are
you ready
Bobby? I am. Let's get to it!
I bet you won't
get out 8 this time." Not
mocking, but
challenging, pushing me to extend
myself,
pushing me for that extra rep.
Like an old
dog, they don't judge me and
get on my case
if I miss the 8th rep. "That's
OK pal,
you'll get 8 next time,"
they can be
heard to say. When I left the
weights alone
for two years, they sat silently
waiting
for me. They didn't complain
that I didn't
pay any attention to them; they
waited patiently.
And when I returned, they were
ready for
me. Ready to pit muscle versus
metal once
again. No judging, just waiting.
God is lilke that; He's waiting.
He sent
His Son down to earth to die
for our sins
and when that was completed,
He waited. He
waits for us to come to Him.
Into our lives
come various people, who if we
pay attention,
are there to bring us to Him.
Remember the
person or two who asked you if
you heard
the good news or if you found
Jesus? I remember
them well and way back when I
called them
Jesus freaks or Holy rollers.
Now, I am one
of them, a Jesus freak, thank
God! He's waiting.
He waits for you to say that
you believe
that His Son died for you and
that He rose
from the dead and all of your
sins are forgiven.
He's waiting. He's waiting for
you to open
that Bible and read all of the
promises He
has in store for you. Eternal
life in Heaven
on streets paved with gold where
noone hungers
and everyone is healthy, the
blessings of
Deuteronomy 28 and so much more!
He's waiting.
He's waiting to shower you with
love, grace
and mercy. God is faithful to
those that
love Him. ( “Therefore know that the Lord your God,
He is God, the faithful God who
keeps covenant
and mercy for a thousand generations
with
those who love Him and keep His
commandments."
- Deuteronomy 7:9). Now if you are reading this and you are
already saved, think of it as
a reminder
or as a tool to go out and plant
some seeds.
If you aren't then this is for
you. This
is for you to think about, ponder,
meditate
on. God is waiting for YOU! Jesus
waits.
The heavens wait, the angels
wait. They wait
for you to accpet Jesus so that
when you
do they can sing and celebrate
another life
saved! He's waiting.
And now our prayer. Father We thank you for
your patience even when we were
not your
saved children. Thank You for
Your awesome
gift in Jesus. Forgive us when
we lose sight
of your wonderfulness and you
patience with
us, the sinners that we are.
Thank you for
your grace and mercy! We ask
this in Jesus’
name. Amen.
Now go with God and lift that
iron!
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