03 May 2009
Hold on to the Master
May/03/09
She was just minding her own business when her life changed with a gust of wind. Tinker Bell was standing on a flat-bed trailer watching Dorothy and Lavern Utley set up an outdoor display at the local flea market in Waterford Township, Michigan. Suddenly a seventy mile per hour gust of wind picked Tinker Bell up and carried her out of sight. Don’t be so skeptical, it could and did happen last week. You must realize that Tinker Bell is a six pound Chihuahua. Then Dorothy and Lavern searched high and low for Tinker Bell (no pun intended). However, they couldn’t find her anywhere, so they called in a, now get this; “pet psychic” to find their lost pet. Now I don’t know if it would have been too hard to figure out that if the wind was blowing in a North Easterly direction that you could most likely find the little pooch in that direction, without being a psychic. But, they can give credit to whom or what ever they wish. Tinker Bell was discovered about one mile from her “launching point.” The little dog was dirty and scared but went wild when she was returned to the loving arms of her master.
There are a lot of strong winds that blow us far away from our Master. I am glad that there is a way back to Him, and to know that He is constantly looking for us and eager to welcome us back to where we belong. When you and I find ourselves far from Jesus we probably look a lot like little Tinker Bell did when she was found; all ragged and dirty. Yet when we are scooped up in the Master’s arms we are washed clean and given a new life to live. Yeah, we should be dead after being blown so far away, but as we return to Him we really have life and so abundantly. The only way to avoid being blown away is to hold on tight to the Master when you feel the wind begin to blow. Let’s hang on for our lives, because you and I know the wind never quits blowing.
There are a lot of strong winds that blow us far away from our Master. I am glad that there is a way back to Him, and to know that He is constantly looking for us and eager to welcome us back to where we belong. When you and I find ourselves far from Jesus we probably look a lot like little Tinker Bell did when she was found; all ragged and dirty. Yet when we are scooped up in the Master’s arms we are washed clean and given a new life to live. Yeah, we should be dead after being blown so far away, but as we return to Him we really have life and so abundantly. The only way to avoid being blown away is to hold on tight to the Master when you feel the wind begin to blow. Let’s hang on for our lives, because you and I know the wind never quits blowing.