Precious Moments

Thinking back over my life I remember the times when my daughter was very small, moments when she was terrified of something or got hurt and came to dad for the rescue. I remember after picking her up into my arms how she clung to me, holding on for dear life.

I could smell her soft hair and felt het soft arms around my neck while her tears soaked through my shirt. Even after she calmed down from whatever problem she had, she often kept on holding to me with her head resting on my shoulder.

She is grown up today with children of her own but I remember those moments very clearly and I keep those precious memories dusted and polished.

In Mat 11:28 Jesus says, “Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

We know that when we experience some problem we also run to our Father, or do we? Sometimes we are so independent, strong, wise and grown up that we try to solve all our problems on our own. At times we think that grownups are not supposed to be in need of something.

In Mathew 18 Jesus tells us to become like little children because He knows that if we do, we would be running to Him every time. To hold our arms around His neck while resting our heads on His shoulder. To rest in His presence. Then we would not only run to Him in times of need but also in times of joy.

We are entitled to run to God for safety and comfort every time but we should keep one very important fact in mind – just as I keep my precious memories close to my heart because I love my children very much, so does God.

I can imagine that the most precious moments Jesus experienced in our lives were moments when we ran to Him, jumped up into His arms and held on to Him because we trust Him and because we love Him.

Why would Jesus feel different about those memories than we do? He loves us much more than we would ever be able to.

Maybe you don’t need Him for crisis management right now or for any matter anyhow, but just to make Him a wonderful memory on this day, go to Him right now, sit on His lap and just hold on to Him and love Him. He will smile on you and tenderly hold you close to Him. I guarantee you that He would keep this memory safe, dusted and polished at all time.