Bob was having so much fun playing ball with his friends! They were in an empty field far enough away from home that he knew he wouldn’t be able to hear his mother call him home for dinner, and that’s exactly how he wanted it. He didn’t want his mother to end his fun! However, Bob’s mother loved her son, and she wanted him to come home for his dinner and to have the sleep he needed. So, when it was time for dinner, she simply told one of his brother’s, “Go get Bob. You know where he is.”
Bob had good ears. He just didn’t want to use them to hear his mother. Children, do you use your ears and obey what your ears hear? You have been told the way of salvation, perhaps many times. Have you listened and obeyed what you heard, or are you having too much fun doing what you want to do to listen to God? If that’s the case, you just don’t know how much God loves you! He calls you because He wants to give you the most wonderful gifts! First, He gave His Son to die for you. The Bible says that since He gave His own precious Son, God also with Jesus “freely give[s] us all things” (Romans 8:3232He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? (Romans 8:32)). All things. Wouldn’t you like to have “all things” that God has to give? You can have those things after you first come to Him to receive the Lord Jesus as your Savior from your sins. Then you will also get the rest of those wonderful “all things” He wants to give you. And you will be very happy if you stay close to Him and obey Him. The Bible tells us that in God’s presence is “fullness of joy” (Psalm 16:1111Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. (Psalm 16:11)). That’s why it’s so good to stay close to Him!
Messages of God’s Love 3/27/2022