Have you ever noticed that just when you think something is there for you...it
isn’t? That morning, we had kind of a shock at the Brown house. A
bout five years ago, we put in an above ground pool in the back yard. It was
about 4 1/2 feet deep and 24 feet round. In other words, it was a good size pool
— holding about 15,000 gallons of water. Remember that fact. 15,000 gallons of
water. That’s going to be important here shortly.
That morning, Paula went out into the backyard and didn’t notice anything
especially different about the yard. She went about her work and happened to
glance over at the swimming pool.
Imagine her surprise when she saw that it was completely empty of water! All
15,000 gallons were gone.
I’m talking not enough water in there to cover your foot. Gone. Somehow, during
a storm the day before, our pool vacuum hose was tossed halfway out of the pool,
with the other half remaining in the pool. It turned into a siphon that drained
just about every drop of water in that pool.
Needless to say, we didn’t get to swim that day. It took over two days to fill
the pool up with water again!
As I thought about this incident, it reminded me again that the things of this
world were like our swimming pool that day...they are empty. And they don’t
last.
If you put your trust and your happiness and your hope in possessions and
property and the things this world has to offer, sooner or later you’ll find
that they are empty and gone when you turn to them.
Only Jesus Christ can truly satisfy and endure for all times.The things of this
world will pass away, but not the Eternal One. He will stay with you forever and
ever and ever! Only Jesus can provide truly satisfying and lasting hope and joy
and peace. Everything else is just temporary. You go to bed one night with the
full swimming pool, and you wake up to an empty circle of plastic and metal that
does nothing to satisfy.
What about your life today? Are you putting too much emphasis on things that
don’t last, things that will leave you feeling empty?
Or, will you decide today to put your trust in Jesus Christ - the only One who
is always there for you when You need Him?
Jimmy Brown jimmy@Living4Jesus.com
http://www.living4jesus.com/
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