I remember years ago anticipating an upcoming date. Expectancy grew as the day wore on. Then the time arrived. The date was a reality. Some dates turned out to be far better than anticipated and some were an awful flop. Although highly anticipated, the actual date could never be predicted.
This morning as I sat ready to spend time with the Lord, out of my mouth came, “Let’s have a date Jesus.” The great thing about a date with Jesus is that it is never a flop. It is always a wonderful experience. As I thought about this, the problem is we don’t often anticipate our time with Jesus with the expectancy we do with others. Do we present our best to Jesus? A heart eager to fellowship with Him, or one that is doing its duty, like checking off the block of time allotted for “quiet time?” Doing only our Christian “duty” often leaves us without an intimate encounter with Him. How often we take our date with Jesus so cavalier. My, how that must disappoint Him! I wonder if it is a flop date for Him? I imagine He anticipates our date far more than we do. My, how that hurts my heart to think I have taken His feelings so lightly.
I have never known Jesus not to show up for a date. How many times has He quietly called me unto Himself and I have gone about my merry way ignoring His call to my heart? How it saddens me to think that I have ignored His bidding. I pray that in the future I will approach my date with Jesus with the same expectancy I have in the past with others. The wonderful thing about a date with Jesus is that I have that privilege any time, day or night. All I have to do is reach my heart out to Him and He is there waiting for me.
Psalm 19:14 Let the words of my mouth and meditations of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
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