I don't think that I will ever forget last night. I went to a Korean home church service with some friends of mine. We had dinner together, we talked and conversed as much as the language barriers would allow (there were six languages represented), and then we read some from the Bible and worshipped the Lord. It was a great time of fellowship and love.
But what really struck me, didn't happen until we were leaving. The couple's 11-year-old son all of a sudden just started bawling his eyes out. He seemed utterly inconsolable. I asked him what was wrong, and he said simply, "I want to pursue." His mother then explained to me that he was upset because she had told him that he must put his Bible away and go to sleep, as it was getting very late and he needed his rest.
I was flabbergasted. What kind of 11-year-old kid gets that upset because he can't read the Bible? Heck, what kind of adult gets that upset over not reading the Bible?? The majority of our Bibles spend most of their time on the shelves, collecting dust and getting musty. We only bring it out for church on Sunday mornings, Wednesday night, or maybe special occasions like Easter or Christmas.
It was an incredibly unusual scene that I witnessed last night. But that just made it all the more memorable. What a picture of Jesus' love that little boy showed to me that night. His delight, like the Psalmist's, truly was in the law of the Lord. He meditated on God's word day and night. He found joy and solace and guidance in it. His whole being yearned for the Lord, and he rejoiced when he was able to spend time with Him.
How badly do you want to spend time with God? How desperately are you pursuing Him? Would you find yourself upset if your time with the Lord was cut short? I think that most of us could learn something from this little boy. Take his example to heart, and pursue God with all of your heart.
But what really struck me, didn't happen until we were leaving. The couple's 11-year-old son all of a sudden just started bawling his eyes out. He seemed utterly inconsolable. I asked him what was wrong, and he said simply, "I want to pursue." His mother then explained to me that he was upset because she had told him that he must put his Bible away and go to sleep, as it was getting very late and he needed his rest.
I was flabbergasted. What kind of 11-year-old kid gets that upset because he can't read the Bible? Heck, what kind of adult gets that upset over not reading the Bible?? The majority of our Bibles spend most of their time on the shelves, collecting dust and getting musty. We only bring it out for church on Sunday mornings, Wednesday night, or maybe special occasions like Easter or Christmas.
It was an incredibly unusual scene that I witnessed last night. But that just made it all the more memorable. What a picture of Jesus' love that little boy showed to me that night. His delight, like the Psalmist's, truly was in the law of the Lord. He meditated on God's word day and night. He found joy and solace and guidance in it. His whole being yearned for the Lord, and he rejoiced when he was able to spend time with Him.
How badly do you want to spend time with God? How desperately are you pursuing Him? Would you find yourself upset if your time with the Lord was cut short? I think that most of us could learn something from this little boy. Take his example to heart, and pursue God with all of your heart.
Psalm 1
Blessed is the one
who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers,
but whose delight is in the the law of the LORD,
and he meditates on His law day and night.
That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not whither -
whatever they do prospers.
Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
For the LORD watches over the ways of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
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