I Want You

If you really know God as your loving heavenly Father, you consider companionship with Him your greatest treasure. I've heard of a father who had to be away from home about seven months. On his return he took his family to a shopping center. Handing some money to his little girl, he said, "Lydia, take this money and buy anything you want." The child's eyes filled with tears as she clung more tightly to his hand. "What's the matter, Honey?" he asked. "I don't want money, Daddy," she said. "I want you!"

Jam 4:8 (a) Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.

God has such a desire to have a close relationship with us. This fact was brought home to me when I read the following little story (author unknown):

“Why Dad Slept in the Attic
A minister's son was caught skipping school for three days. His father reprimanded him and prayed for him and though the boy wept and was truly contrite, he was still punished.
"Son, one of the facts of life is that where there is sin, there is suffering," the father said.
"You have been living a lie for three days, so for 72 hours I am banning you to the attic, with a bed and three meals a day, but you must stay up there and make amends," he charged.
The boy did as he was told. When supper was served, the minister prayed with his wife, but he was restless and could not eat. When it was time to go to bed he knew he would have no rest.
"Honey, I am going upstairs to sleep with our boy," he told his wife.
He found his son wide awake and he hugged him and lay down beside him. Each night, the father took the place of punishment with his child.
How like our own God, who despite our transgressions loves us enough to send His Son to be with us, and to die for us.”

It’s said that one day the great artist, Michelangelo, stood outside a window. Inside he saw a canvas with a few brushes and paints next to it. All that was missing was the hand of the artist.

"Oh," cried Michelangelo, "if I could only be inside, what a picture I could paint!"

That's exactly what Christ wishes when He stands outside your life. "Oh, what I could accomplish, if only I could get in!"

Allow Him to get in. Open the door of your heart. Believe on Him. Then He will bring peace to your troubled soul.

In CHRIST we have-
A LOVE that can never be fathomed;
A LIFE that can never die;
A RIGHTEOUSNESS that can never be tarnished;
A PEACE that can never be understood;
A REST that can never be disturbed;
A JOY that can never be diminished;
A HOPE that can never be disappointed;
A GLORY that can never be clouded;
A HAPPINESS that can never be interrupted;
A LIGHT that can never be darkened;
A STRENGTH that can never be enfeebled;
A BEAUTY that can never be marred;
A PURITY that can never be defiled;
A WISDOM that can never be baffled;
RESOURCES that can never be exhausted.