Quack! Come to Me
Jesus commands us to learn from Him, to allow Him and His way of life to become such a part of our lives and who we are, that we instantly know His heart. The result is that we will find rest for our souls, the rest we’ve been searching for, the rest we need, the rest that makes every burden light, the rest that changes our entire lives.
I saw this fleshed out one morning. I got up early, and went outside with my two cocker spaniels. I was standing there looking at the lake, as I do almost every morning, when I noticed something small moving around in frantic circles out in the water. When I focused on it (this was before I had had any coffee!) I realized that it was a baby duck which had somehow become separated from its mother. It was obvious that this duckling was in a state of panic, swimming around in tight little circles.
But then I saw Momma. She was far out in the middle of the lake, and I found myself wondering how could I help that little duckling know where his Momma is? But there was no need for worry. With a single “quack!” Momma called the little one, and the baby wasted no time in half-swimming, half-flying in a bee-line to Momma.
Momma saw the frenzied, panicked circles of her baby, and she said, “Come!” And once that duckling got to Momma, all the panic ceased. Jesus looks at us and says, “Come!” and if we’ll stop our worry, hustle and panic long enough to go straight to Him, we’ll discover that soul rest we’ve been needing and for which we have been searching for so long.
--Rocky Henriques, www.timothyreport.com
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