Our wanderer, Caleb, has been at it again. As
soon as we arrived home from our trip last weekend, we heard the story. Caleb
had disappeared and his parents were looking for him everywhere. Finally, it
was his mother who found him – down below the house in the woods at the edge of
a pond. He was standing there with a stick in the water. Calmly, though you
know fear raged through her, she asked him what he was doing. He replied, “I catch pish.” She noted he was
missing a shoe. He said he threw his shoe in the pond to catch a “pish”. She
took him in her arms and said that this was very dangerous. It was then that he looked around and said, “It’s
scary”. He had not noticed anything
about his surroundings because he was on a mission to catch fish. We pray often
for Caleb, for we know that he has no fear. After all, his name is Caleb! I
truly believe he has the spirit of Caleb in the Old Testament. That being a
side note, he is a little boy, not yet three and he had gone through the woods
to a pond full of snakes in a neighborhood that has seen a bear and packs of
coyotes and more! Someone was obviously watching out for him.
We too are on a mission. Every one of us. For believers, it’s a mission of faith, hope
and love. Like Caleb we are fishermen as well. We share the Gospel with others
and God reels them in. As long as we keep our eyes on Jesus and our hearts
fully centered on Him, we won’t notice other things. But get our eyes off Jesus
and we find ourselves surrounded with fear, worry, endangerment, despair and
more.
Oh beloved! I know, I really do, that times
are hard. I know that jobs can play out, groceries can get low and the pickings
can be slim. Right now you may have realized that in the scurry for worldly
things, you’ve wandered off into the woods of life, looking for the very things
you left behind long ago. The Lord says to you this morning, I AM with you. I
always look after My own and I keep My eyes on you all the days of your
life. I AM your keeper and I will always
call you back to Myself. I AM the one who will readjust your thinking and get
you back on track. As long as you look full in My wonderful Face! Your job is
to stay as close to Me as possible so that you fully experience the faith, hope
and love that I have in full supply for you.
Run to His Word this morning and read His
plans and take them in fresh and new in your heart! He has promised and what He’s
promised He will perform! Just look at Jesus and He will get you back safely to
where you need to be. He loves you so much that He’s come after you this
morning. He’s on your side so much that He’s refused to leave you helpless in
the thickets. And this Savior of your soul is worth shouting Blessings and
Honor unto His Name! And that’s what it’s all about!
1 Corinthians 13:13 Three things will last forever—faith, hope,
and love—and the greatest of these is love.
2 Corinthians 5:18 And all of this is a gift from God, who
brought us back to Himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of
reconciling people to Him.
Psalm 91:13 For He will
rescue you from every trap and protect you from deadly disease.
Psalm 34:5 Those who look to Him for help will be radiant
with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces.
Psalm 119:176 I have wandered away like a lost sheep; come
and find me, for I have not forgotten Your commands.
Psalm 107:4-9 Some wandered
in the wilderness, lost and homeless. Hungry and thirsty, they
nearly died. “Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and He rescued them
from their distress. He led
them straight to safety, to a city where they could live. Let
them praise the Lord for His great love and for the wonderful things He has done
for them. For He satisfies
the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
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